3,540 CHF
“Prince Eugene of Savoy” Huaut p. , Geneva. Made circa 1705. Fine and rare, painted on enamel portrait of Prince Eugene of Savoy. Notes The Huauds The best-known and most prolific family of enamel painters of their day. They descended from a family of goldsmiths in Châtellerault, France, and emigrated to Geneva. The father, Pierre Huaud I (1612 -1680) He was a protestant who emigrated to Geneva, where he became a "habitant" in 1630. He finished his apprenticeship as a goldsmith with Laurent Légaré in 1634, and soon afterwards became Master goldsmith. In 1661 he served an apprenticeship in enamel painting with Jean André. His three sons became enamel painters as well. Pierre II (1647 – c.1698) He was apprenticed to his father. In 1685/6 he went to Berlin to work in the service of the Brandenburg Elector. After a brief stay there, he returned to Geneva in 1686. Pierre II went back to Germany at the end of 1689, and in 1691 he was named painter-miniaturist to Frederick I. Jean-Pierre (1655 -1723) and his brother Ami (1657-1724) Became partners from 1682 to 1688. They, like their older brother, were appointed painters to the Court of the Brandenburg Elector in 1686, and went to Berlin where they lived and worked until 1700, at which point they returned to Geneva. Although much of their work was done in partnership, they also often worked alone. Eugene of Savoy Was born on October 18, 1663 in Paris. He was the fifth son of Prince Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignano, comte de
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
