Jean-Laurent Mosnier: Princess Louise of Baden
The subject was also known as Elizaveta Alexeevna, wife of Russian Tsar Alexander I. She was handpicked as a bride for Alexander by his grandmother, the redoubtable Catherine the Great. Upon marriage, she converted to the Russian Orthodox faith and changed her name from Louise Maria Auguste to Elizaveta Alexeevna.
About Mosnier, there seems to be little information online. I found this snippet on a French website (translation courtesy of Google):
Jean-Laurent Mosnier (1743-1808) studied at the Academy of St. Luke in Paris in 1766 and learned miniature painting. In 1776 he was appointed painter to Queen Marie-Antoinette and became a member of the Royal Academy in 1786; he became a full member in 1788.Here's an earlier work of his:
Portrait of Frau Senator Elisabeth Hudtwalcker
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