Domenica MONVOISIN (Rome, 1805-Paris, 1881), miniature painter. Portrait of a prelate, presumed to be Abbé Grégoire (1750-1831). Oval miniature signed lower right "Mme Monvoisin", of a prelate clad in violet and wearing an episcopal cross, in three-quarter bust to the right, on a mother-of-pearl ground, mounted in a two-tone gold (750) oval brooch pendant, bordered by a filigree frieze and suspended from a neoclassical-style ribbon bow. Total dimensions: 6.3 x 4.6 cm. Gross weight: 43.8 g. History : Daughter of Roman painter Felice Festa (1774-1828), Domenica Monvoisin (1805-1881), née Festa, trained with her father in Rome, specializing in miniature and porcelain painting. In Rome, she met the French painter Raymond Monvoisin (1790-1870), who had come to perfect his artistic training at the Académie de France in Rome. She followed him to Paris, where she continued her artistic career. She exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1831 and 1881, where she won recognition for her talent as a miniaturist, receiving several 3rd class medals. A self-portrait and a portrait of the architect Félix Ruban are kept at the Musée du Louvre, testifying to her recognition in the Parisian artistic sphere (inv. RF1364 and RF2388). Literature : - N. Lemoine-Bouchard, Les Peintres en miniature, 1650-1850, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, 2008, p. 390.