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French School Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Pretty Maiden
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a pretty young woman with a floral hat. With touches of body colour, this study is intricately painted, with great attention given to the facial features and fold...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of the sculptor Jules Dalou
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Middletown, NY
political exiles, he returned to France. The portrait of Dalou is similar in technique and composition to
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Etching, Laid Paper, Drypoint

Portrait of a Seated Lady - French 1880 Victorian art female portrait drawing
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely pencil and charcoal drawing is attributed to circle of French noted artist Jacques
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19th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

French art by master, a Mediterraneen Woman, Oil signed.
By Henri Gervex
Located in PARIS, FR
enter the Luxembourg Museum. He also makes the portrait of Miss Valtesse de La Bigne, a demi-socialite
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Ambassadeurs, Eugenie Buffet - An iconic 19th century Belle Epoque image.
By Lucien Métivet
Located in Middletown, NY
," finely printed in 1896. An iconic image. The image portrays French chanteuse Eugénie Buffet dressed as a
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Cardboard, Lithograph

French art, Paris belle epoque, two elegant ladies, pastels signed.
By Paul Hoeniger
Located in PARIS, FR
Beach (1921) Beach Scene with Bathers (1923) Portrait of a Lady (1924)
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Pencil

Head Study of a Young Man with Open Collar, French School circa 1820–1840
Located in Firenze, IT
School, dating from the first half of the 19th century. This head study belongs to the Romantic Academic
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Early 19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original painting for JOB cigarettes advert, 1900, by French artist Gervais
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Paul Gervais was one of the most highly regarded painters of the female form in the late 19th
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19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Madame de Joannès et ses Filles by Jules Leonard (1827-1897) Belgian - French
Located in Knokke, BE
significant place within the 19th-century Belgian and French art traditions. A leading figure of the Realism
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

George Gatcombe (fl.1887-1897) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, French Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
A turn-of-the-century portrait of a woman in stylised French 18th-century dress, a fleur-de-lis
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

La Belle en Bleu by Gustave Jean Jacquet, Paris 1846 – 1909, French Painter
By Gustave Jean Jacquet
Located in Knokke, BE
celebrated French painter known primarily for his exquisite female portraits and genre works in an academic
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel

Holy family under an oak tree on a gold background
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
19th century. The peculiarity of this canvas is that all the surroundings are gilded with leaf and
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19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Girl with Flowered Hat with Impressive Sfumato Technic by Leon Richet
By Leon Richet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Introducing a stunning portrait by renowned French artist Léon Richet (1847-1907), depicting a
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Oreste Cortazzo (1836-1910) - French 19th Century Watercolour, A Garden Tryste
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite watercolour by the Italian-born French artist Oreste Cortazzo (1836-1910). The scene
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Lost in Her Thoughts, 1890-1892, by Pinckney Marcius-Simons, French Romanticism
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Pinckney Marcius-Simons, (American, French, 1867-1909) Signed: Marcius-Simons, (lower, right
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19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

French School 19th Century, A Muskeeter, original pencil drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school 19th Century A Muskeeter Pencil on paper 26.5 x 17 cm Bears a signature "F. Roybet
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1890s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

French school 19th century, An italian bandit, 1864, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
French school 19th century, An italian bandit, 1864, watercolor on paper On the reverse of the
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1860s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of Condottière
Located in PARIS, FR
Attributed to Léon COGNIET Paris 1794 -1880 Portrait of Condottière Pen and brown ink 10,5 x 8cm
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Ink

Portrait of Condottière
Portrait of Condottière
$805 Sale Price
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Elegant 19th Century Pastel Portrait of French Officer with Gold Wooden
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant 19th century pastel portrait of French officer with gold wooden frame. Excellent condition
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Cupid holding his arrow
Located in Paris, IDF
French painter active at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Trained in a context where female
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Jeune femme songeuse par Léopold SCHLESSINGER (1814 / 1880)
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
Portrait de jeune femme songeuse, 1881 Huile sur toile Signée et datée en bas à gauche : L
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th Century French Impressionist Self Portrait Artist with Palette Oil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Self Portrait of the Artist French Impressionist painter of the late 19th century oil on canvas
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Blue macaw perched on a branch
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Located in Paris, IDF
French school of the second half of the 19th century, follower of Oudry Blue macaw perched on a
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Femme Au Miroir Att. Claude Marie Dubufe (1790/1864)
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
moment d’intimité avec une finesse remarquable, caractéristique des portraits de la haute société de la
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Oil

Portrait of Girl with Amazon Hat French School of the 19th Century Signed
Located in Pistoia, IT
Hélène Le Roy d'Etiolles (1864-1939). Portrait of girl dressed in amazon. oil on canvas signed lower right "He le Roy d'Etiolles," late 19th century. A great portraitist, the French...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Fingal / Finn MacCool - A moving portrait of an Irish literary hero
Located in Middletown, NY
Black chalk and graphite on light weight cream wove paper, 16 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches, (410 x 286 mm), the full sheet. Signed, titled, and dated in sepia ink in the lower-center sheet ar...
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Chalk, Graphite

Portrait of a Girl Oil on Canvas Signed in Frame 19th century
By Leon Herbo
Located in Pistoia, IT
1850, Templeuve - 19 giugno 1907, Ixelles ) è stato un pittore belga, noto soprattutto per i suoi
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Portrait of Elegant" Signed and dated 1895 Oil on Canvas in Frame
Located in Pistoia, IT
Octave GALLIAN (1855-1918) "Portrait of Elegant" , oil painting on canvas signed and dated 1895 lower right. Magnificent portrait depicting a young woman with deep dark eyes and rave...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chasse à Courre Carle Vernet (1758/1836) Entourage
By Carle Vernet (Antoine Charles Horace Vernet)
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
Scène de chasse dans un paysage boisé Entourage de Carle Vernet (1758–1836) Huile sur panneau, 24,5 x 32,5 cm Charmante scène animée dans un paysage de sous-bois baigné d’une lumiè...
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman nestled in an armchair
Located in Paris, IDF
by Maile around 1839 titled Catherine Rebuffe. A descendant through his mother of the portrait
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Monsieur lisant a la lumiere de la fenetre
Located in Missouri, MO
Monsieur lisant a la lumiere de la fenetre By. Louis Mettling (French, 1847-1904) Signed Lower
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Very Fine 19th Century French Belle Epoque Period Portrait of Lady in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Lady in Interior French School, circa 1890's period, unsigned oil on canvas, unframed
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Un Barbier Distrait, The Distracted Barber, French late C19th photogravure
By Jules Worms
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Worms (1832-1924) was a 19th century French painter. He was born in Paris and began studying at the
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Photogravure

La Petite Laitière Bretonne, dated 1898 by Maurice GRÜN (1869-1947)
Located in Blackwater, GB
La Petite Laitière Bretonne, dated 1898 by Maurice GRÜN (1869-1947) Large 19th Century French
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jules Boilly (1796-1874) Portrait Of A Man, Black chalk
Located in PARIS, FR
Julien Leopold BOILLY Paris 1796-1874 Portrait of a man First third of the 19th century Pierre
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Laid Paper

Fine 19th Century French Dog Oil Painting Portrait of a Pug in Wooded Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Pug Dog French School, 19th century, unsigned inscribed verso possibly with the
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Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

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Oil

Miniature portrait of a British officer by Henry O Shea
Located in Middletown, NY
Limerick: Henry O'Shea, c1800. Dual process photogravure on cardstock, 4 x 2 1/2 inches (102 x 64 mm), the full sheet. Framed handsomely in the original handmade wood frame with a ...
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Portrait of an Elegant French Lady. 19th Century.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-leaf ornamentation, the painting embodies the grace and confidence of the 19th-century French bourgeois
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas

Portrait of a Gentleman in a Redingote by student od Jean Louis David drawing
Located in Norwich, GB
redingote. The man’s redingote, worn in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, was a full-skirted, short
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

Antique Miniature French Portrait Painting, Signed 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
19th-century Artist Signed Miniature French Portrait Painting. Dimensions: Height: 5.5 inches
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

French School 19th Century Half Portrait of "Dyonissus "
Located in Madrid, ES
French School 19th century, half portrait of Dyonissus, oil/canvas, restored, relined, signed
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Paintings

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Paint

19th Century French Oil On Canvas Portrait Of Lady
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th century French oil on canvas portrait presents a dignified depiction of a woman rendered
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

19th Century French Victorian Miniature Framed Watercolor Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Late 19th Century French Victorian oval miniature watercolor on vellum portrait of a woman with a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Paintings

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Wood

Young Lady with a King Charles Spaniel , French School, Rococo Revival Pastel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, late 19th century, French School portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman of the
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Late 19th Century Rococo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Conversation d étudiant
By Félicien Rops
Located in Middletown, NY
Brussels: Uylenspiegel, 1859. Lithograph on lightweight cream wove paper, 13 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches (352 x 265 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with a soft horizontal fold, and s...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Laid Paper, Lithograph

Attrib. Hector Caffieri (1837-1942) - French Watercolour, Farmer with Staff
By Hector Caffieri
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite late 19th-century French watercolour attributed to the artist Hector Caffieri. The
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Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Laitière flamande (Flemish Milk Maid)
By Félicien Rops
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching, drypoint, aquatint and roulette on light weight cream wove paper, 9 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (250 x 149 mm), full margins. Initialed "F.R." in graphite, lower margin. In good cond...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Handmade Paper

Follower Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical Red Chalck French Paper
Located in Roma, IT
Important period red chalck watercolor pencil drawing with neoclassical subject. Depicting the Atilius Regulus departing for Carthage. Atilius Regulus was a Roman statesman taken pri...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

La Fantasie
By Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving on cream laid paper, 7 x 3 1/2 inches (177 x 90 mm), full margins. An engraving by the artist after his own drawing which is housed in the permanent collection of the Metro...
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

Les Trophées
By Auguste Lepère
Located in Middletown, NY
London: The Studio, 1898. Wood engraving on blue wove paper, 8 x 5 3/8 inches (202 x 137 mm), full margins. As published in The Studio, Volume 12, 1898, with the blindstamp in the l...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Handmade Paper, Woodcut

Le Soldat Prussien (The Prussian Soldier)
By Auguste Lepère
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Sagot, 1898. Wood engraving on cream wove paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (216 x 158 mm), full margins. Signed and numbered 11/25 in pencil, lower right. With the blindstamp of t...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Handmade Paper, Woodcut

Porcher
By Charles-Emile Jacque
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Delatre, 1850. Etching on Chine collé mounted to heavy cream wove paper, 2 7/8 x 2 5/8 inches (72 x 65 mm), full margins. Initialed in the plate, lower left. In good conditio...
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Etching, Handmade Paper

19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century enamel portrait plaque of King Francois II of France (son of King Henry II) who served
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

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Enamel

Dans La "Pusta"
By Félicien Rops
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: L'Artiste, 1879. Etching with drypoint on cream laid paper, 9 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (248 x 115 mm), full margins. In good condition with some uniform age tone, light mat tone, an...
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Engraving, Etching, Laid Paper

Loups de Mer (shrimpers)
By Auguste Lepère
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: L'Estampe Moderne, 1897. Color wood engraving on light-weight, cream-colored imitation vellum, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (342 x 252 mm), full margins. With the L'Estampe Moderne ...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Handmade Paper, Watercolor, Woodcut

François Viète
By Charles Meryon
Located in Middletown, NY
François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière (1540–1603), is known by mathematicians as the “Father of Algebra.”. Paris: 1861. Etching on tissue-thin Japon paper, 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (...
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Handmade Paper, Etching

Jeanne
By Armand Rassenfosse
Located in Middletown, NY
Leipzig: Zeitschrift für Bildende Kunst, 1904 Etching with aquatint printed in brownish black ink on cream laid paper, 9 3/8 x 7 inches (237 x 176 mm), full margins. In good conditio...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Prints

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Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint

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19th Century French Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of 19th century French portraits available for sale. Frequently made of metal, fabric and canvas, all 19th century French portraits available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of 19th century French portraits available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of 19th century French portraits to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Empire and Neoclassical 19th century French portraits are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made 19th century French portraits over the years, but those made by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and Claude Marie Dubufe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are 19th Century French Portraits?

19th century French portraits can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,250, while the lowest priced sells for $50 and the highest can go for as much as $70,711.
Questions About 19th Century French Portraits
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.