[Madame Demidoff and Unknown Sitters] 1855 - 1865

This work by French artist Pierre-Louis Pierson, is a set of four miniature portraits, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dated 1855 - 1865, the work contains portraits of Madame Demidoff, Countess de San Donato, née Princess Maria Mechilde. It is unclear who the other sitters are but one is a woman in a pink dress, and another is a young girl with long dark hair, both in portrait orientation within ornate frames. The work is a good example of miniature portraiture common in the 19th century.