C. 1922 Painting in Miniature after GREUZE, "Le Deux Amies", Artist Signed "Nimes Gardelli" Scottish portrait This is a Napoleon III

This is a Napoleon III era (mid-Victorian - c

but I can cound 2 or 3 of the small mother of pearl insets that are either partial or gone

It has been framed (by hanging only

but found later to be paid by Louis XVI

but for food

C. 1922 Painting in Miniature after GREUZE, "Le Deux Amies", Artist Signed "Nimes Gardelli" Scottish portrait This is a Napoleon IIIFor centuries tourists have wandered the great art museums of Europe and wanted to take home their favorite paintings. Now we do so with digital photos on our iPhones, but long ago a lot of artists made a living doing miniatures of those famous paintings and selling them as souvenirs. Mostly we see them from the 19th century, but this particularly fine one is from a bit over 100 years ago, c. 1922, and was done by an artist in Florence. The backing