LOUIS-MARIE AUTISSIER (BELGIAN, 1772-1830). Portrait miniature of a young lady in décolleté white dress with pink sash waistband and fine pink shawl, a pearl and diamond necklace and gold pendant on a long gold chain, her dark curling hair adorned with a gold and pearl tiara, signed and dated 1819 right hand edge, watercolour on ivory,  oval gilt ormolu mount set into a rectangular wood frame, oval, 75mm, high. FOOTNOTE: Louis-Marie Autissier, was a French-born Belgian portrait miniature painter and is considered to be the founder of the Belgian school of miniature painting in the 19th Century. His success as a miniaturist was largely due to his attention to detail in depicting the costumes of his sitters and his talent as a colourist. Examples of his works are in the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the National Museum of Fine Arts, Sweden, and the Royal Collection.