Rosenthal Painting on Porcelain of St. Jerome

A Universal Exhibition Painting on Plaque after the painter James Bertrand Hand-painted Polychromed Painting on Porcelain Plaque Representing The Marguerite of Faust Signed Lower Left Titled on the reverse: “Marguerite Folle d’Après James Bertrand, Exposition Universelle 1889” After the painting by James Bertrand "The Marguerite of Faust" In its original frame Circa 1890 Faust and Marguerite Faust is tired of his old life and wants to kill himself. In a final burst of bitter anger, he invokes the devil. The devil appears in the guise of Mephistopheles and offers him a pact: he will grant him what he desires most in the world in exchange for his servitude. Faust asks him for youth and his help in seducing Marguerite. When he achieves his goal, bound by his contract with the devil, Faust abandons the latter who is waiting for her child. Filled with remorse, he returns to her, but kills Valentin, Marguerite's brother who tries to stop him, during a duel. He then tries to save the life of Marguerite who is imprisoned for infanticide, but he fails. Like this multifaceted character, the vocal treat-ment chosen by Gounod is differentiated: sometimes very lyrical with touching flights, sometimes very cold and repetitive to evoke her detachment from the world of men. Marguerite is young and naive. She lets herself be seduced by the charming and mysterious character of Faust and thus causes her own downfall as well as that of her family (her brother and her child will die). Hortense Richard (1858-1940) Marie Sophie Hortense Jeanne Schrenk was born in Charonne in 1858, the natural daughter of Louise Christine Frederika Schrenk and an unnamed father. Her mother, a German born in Stuttgart, officially recognized her in August 1879. A few days later, Hortense married his fellow painter Désiré Alfred Magne...

A painting on porcelain of a nobleman and nude woman with cupids, elaborately painted and highly detailed. The original gilt wood frame with reti...

A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Plaque of 'The Banishment of Ishmael and Hager', in its Original Frame. This fantastic Meissen porcelain plaque depicts...

Antique porcelain plaque after Murillo Continental, 19th Century Height 28cm, width 19.5cm, depth 1cm This finely painted antique porcelain plaque depic...

Orientalist KPM Porcelain plaque of interior scene German, 20th century Frame: Height 71cm, width 64cm, depth 4cm Plaque: Height 50cm, width 39cm, depth 0.5cm Painted in the Or...

Porcelain plaque painted with Mary Magdalene by K.P.M. German, circa 1900 Measures: Frame: Height 32.5cm, width 26.5cm, depth 3cm Plaque: Height 25.5cm, width 19cm, depth 0.5cm ...

KPM style porcelain plaque of Orientalist Bazaar scene German, 20th century Measures: Frame: Height 78cm, width 53cm, depth 5cm Plaque: Height 60cm, width 35cm, depth 0.5cm This fin...

Orientalist porcelain plaque in the style of KPM German, 20th century Measures: Frame: Height 64cm, width 53cm, depth 4cm Plaque: Height 54cm, width 43cm, depth 0.5cm This fine and exceptionally large porcelain plaque...

Orientalist porcelain plaque in the manner of KPM German, 20th century measures: Frame: Height 54cm, width 74cm, depth 3cm Plaque: Height 40cm, width 60cm, depth 0.5cm This fine and exceptionally large porcelain plaque...

This beautiful KPM porcelain plaque replicates an extremely famous painting of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the celebrated 19th century Prussian Queen. The subject of this port...