Frédéric MILLET (Charlieu, 1786 - Paris, 1859) Portrait of a young dark-haired man with curly hair and sideburns in three-quarter bust to the right in black suit, Legion of Honor ribbon on lapel, white tie, against a sky background, circa 1825, Romantic period. Miniature on ivory signed on the right along the frame: millet oval with view 6.2x4.5cm Double-sided gilt metal medallion with bélière, oval 6.7x5.2cm. (diseased glass; small gap to the left in the sky). In his fifty-year career, Millet, a pupil of Isabey and then Aubry, occupied a major place in the art of miniature painting. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1806 to 1859, winning a second-class medal in 1817 and 1824, and a first-class medal in 1827. A CIC will be issued, allowing circulation within the European Union.