Snuffbox with six scenes of country pastimes, Louis-Nicolas Van Blarenberghe, 1774–75

French, paris; snuffbox, painting; metalwork-gold and platinum. Date: 1774–75. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.5 x 8.5 x 6.4 cm); Miniaitures: Top, oval, 2 1/8 x 3 in. (53 x 74 mm); bottom, oval, 2 1/8 x 3 in. (53 x 74 mm); front 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); back 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); left side 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); right side 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm). Medium: glass, gold, gouache on vellum, miniature. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Snuffbox with six scenes of country pastimes MET 213741