Portrait of a Lady
Ca. 1810.Not on display
Dun´s miniatures have a simple composition, with the model placed almost in a frontal position and the head very high, leaving little space, reducing the background to a minimum. The painter did not stop at the details because, by using the short-bust portrait, the visible part of the clothing was minimal. The carnations were made with a very fine stippling, with a lot of vermilion and little blue for the shadows. In the backgrounds he used light tones where blues, greens and yellows predominate, as can be seen in this portrait.
Espinosa Martín, Carmen, Las miniaturas en el Museo del Prado: catálogo razonado, Museo Nacional del Prado, 2011, p.94-95,151
