Napoleon III Paintings
NAPOLEON III STYLE
Under Napoleon III’s rule, Paris underwent a great rebuilding overseen by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, which created grand avenues and lavish landmarks like the Paris Opera. Antique Napoleon III–style furniture was flamboyant and eclectic. It was also known as Second Empire style since it followed and referenced the Empire style of his uncle Napoleon I.
Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons. It borrowed freely from earlier French styles including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI as well as aesthetics from around the world, from antiquity to Asian art. As writer Gustave Claudin remarked in 1867, the country’s architects worked in “a style which one would be tempted to call neo-Greco-Gothico-Pompadour-Pompeian.”
Napoleon III chairs were completely covered with velvet and lined with tassels; pouf footstools invited people to put up their feet. Sofas were upholstered with tapestries, and beds were adorned with gilt bronze and theatrical canopies. The addition of conservatories to homes led to new indoor-outdoor furniture, while the spirit of hygiene promoted by Baron Haussmann inspired bright, floral motifs.
Although the most ostentatious designs were for the elite, as seen in the Napoleon III apartments preserved in the Louvre, where red velvet, gilding and chandeliers create a cacophony of luxury, these trends influenced homes across classes as manufacturing made design increasingly accessible. Papier-mâché furniture allowed for elaborate shapes that would have been difficult to carve in wood. The malleable material was painted with chinoiserie patterns and decorative designs. It was mass-produced by factories such as Jennens and Bettridge with varnishing and mother-of-pearl inlays creating an effect reminiscent of Asian lacquer. (Surfaces that had been “japanned” — a specialty of Jennens and Bettridge — were intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia.)
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Style: Napoleon III
Landscape "Paysage d
Itale"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting titled "Paysage d'Itale" vertical landscape of ruins with figures in foreground
Category
Late 20th Century American Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
$14,300
Pair of Paintings on Porcelain, Period Frame, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 19th-century paintings on porcelain, Napoleon III period, attractive gilded wooden frame.
H: 51 cm, W: 43.5 cm, D: 9.5 cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Large Venice View, Signed by François Stroobant
1819-1916
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large and very nice Venice view is a charcoal. This is the amazing the way Venezia is reflected into the water. This is a work signed by François Stro...
Category
1810s French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Napoleon III Style Large Oil On Canvas French Subject Calliope Gold Background
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. The fol...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Napoleon III Oil on Canvas Child Portrait Boy with Dog French School
By Paul Jouve
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and Unique painting depicting a small boy, with a serene face and mischievous gaze, holding a ball in one hand while with the other he strokes or holds a large dog, prob...
Category
1850s Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Napoleon and Josephine Marriage Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of French Painting showing marriage of Napoleon to Josephine in Notre Dame Cathedral.
Category
Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Oak
Italian, Napoleon III Period, Oil on Canvas "Donkey Chase”, ca. 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted on an oval ground within a rectangular canvas, the corners painted black, depicting a woman atop a haycart being wildly pulled by a donkey being harassed by a gang of unruly ...
Category
1860s Italian Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
French 1870s Napoleon III Period Still-Life Painting with Giltwood Carved Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period still-life painting from the second half of the 19th century, signed and set in giltwood frame. This French still-life painting was born at the end of th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Antique Paintings Of Flowers, Oil On Canvas, Still Life, Dahlias, Roses and Hydrangeas, 19th
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Of Flowers, features an Oil Painting On Canvas, a still life from the late 19th century.
This is a pleasant still life depicting various types of flow...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century (late) Painting Officer
s Helmet By Jules Desgoffe 1864-1905
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (late) Painting Officer's Helmet By Jules Desgoffe 1864-1905. Beautiful painting purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questi...
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Still Life Painting, Flowers Vase Painting, Flowers of Peonies, Oil on Wood
Located in Breganze, VI
Flowers artwork, antique oil painting, Still Life with Bouquet of Pink Peonies flowers proposed here is an
oil painting on wood of the Nineteenth Century. It also has a wood frame. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Wood
Antique Landscape Mountain Painting, Sheep And Shepherds, Oil On Canvas, XIX
Located in Breganze, VI
This is a mountain landscape painting with sheep and shepherds. Antique oil on canvas painting. XIX century.
This oil painting on canvas has an origina...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$3,490 Sale Price
27% Off
19th century French school, large painting signed Joseph Paul Martin dated 1857
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
19th century French school, architectural scene by Joseph Paul Martin (1799- after 1861). Oil on canvas signed and dated 1857. Our painting is set into a beautiful 19th century gold ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Hst Erotic Subject, Framed, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Oil on framed canvas, oval, depicting an intimate scene of a young woman in her bedroom
Illegible signature lower right
Good general condition, some scratches and small paint losse...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
F Brillaud, Pair of Paintings, Hunting Scenes, XIXth Century
By François Eugène Brillaud
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of framed paintings (oil on canvas) representing for one the departure for the hunt and for the other the picnic of the hunters (probably Vendée)
These 2 paintings are signed by the Vendéen artist François Brillaud (1846-1916 ): son of grocers, he produced in 1897 a copy of the baptism of Christ after Francesco Albani which he presented to the general council of Vendée and earned him the award of a study pension for fine arts in Paris . There will be Jules Breton...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Copy of a Painting with a Native American Under a Tree
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting showing a Native American under a cactus tree festooned with fruits and birds
Category
Late 20th Century American Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
Landscape "View of Yorktown"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of landscape painting titled "View of Yorktown" showing 1781 view of attack by Americans and French on the encampment in Virginia on a vertical landscape
Category
Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil on Canvas Representing an Animated Landscape Signed Collignon, 19th Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
Oil on canvas representing a mother and her child returning to the setting sun, bundle of wood under her arm in a countryside landscape.
Superb and thick original frame in wood an...
Category
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pair of French Landscapes Painted On Ceramic, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of small framed French paintings, circa 1880. Anonymous painter. French landscapes painted on ceramic (earthenware) dating from the late 19th century. Antique Napoleon III style...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint, Ceramic, Wood, Earthenware
Pair of 19th Century Asian Painting under Glass of Superior Quality
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 19th century Asian painting under glass of superior quality
Measures: H 56cm, L 40cm, p 3cm.
Category
1880s Asian Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Glass
If Ingomar, The Overturned Vase, Hst Signed, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
The Overturned Vase: large framed oil on canvas representing a little girl caught in the act of stupidity; she overturned a vase of flowers, water flows onto the table
Painting in b...
Category
19th Century Hungarian Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait Of Young Woman, Oil On Canvas XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Oil on canvas, portrait of a young woman with a romantic air, in a light dress and wearing a hat held back by a veil, seated next to a jug
Gilt wood frame (some lacks in the beading...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Beautiful Ladies, Large 214 Cm Oil On Canvas, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very large framed oil on canvas presenting 3 beautiful ladies seated in a rich interior.
The symbolism can enlighten us on the royal affiliation
the most important lady...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Soap Bubbles," Luigi Bechi (1830-1919)
Located in Vicenza, IT
"Soap Bubbles," Luigi Bechi (1830-1919)
Beautiful painting by the well-known Florentine artist Luigi Bechi (1830-1919). It is a work that transports the viewer in a bygone era with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas
The Storm, Oil On Canvas, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large oil on canvas representing an accident between a horse-drawn carriage and a rider, against a backdrop of a rough sea landscape, which flooded the path after the storm
After ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Paint
19th Century (late) Painting Family Gathering with Cellist
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (late) Painting Family Gathering with Cellist
Beautiful Condition, Purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Timeless Equestrian Elegance: Paul Magne De La Croix
s 1900 Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Captivating scene of a gentleman gracefully mounted on horseback, skillfully brought to life by artist Paul Magne De La Croix. Created in the year 1900, th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Oil Painting of a Girl in a Pink Dress
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Oil Painting of Girl in a Pink Dress. Beautiful Empire style Giltwood frame. Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or messag...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Gouaches Framed Flowers Basket, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of framed gouaches on papier representing each one a flowers basket in vase put on marble support and composed of peonies, dahlias, eyelets, tulips, periwinkles, forget-me-not, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Antique circa 1860 French Napoleon III Oil Painting of a Gentleman in Headscarf
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Napoleon III oil painting portrait of a gentleman wearing a headscarf, made in Paris France circa 1860, stamped to the rear Moirinat ...
Category
1860s English Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Very large Sèvres porcelain plaque by Pastier after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in London, GB
Very large Sèvres porcelain plaque by Pastier after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
French, 1853
Frame: height 71cm, width 89cm, depth 9cm
Plaque: hei...
Category
1850s French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
The Gallant Shepherd after François Boucher
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a gallant scene set in a landscape of ruins. The man in the painting is hanging a garland of flowers on a young shepherdess. At her feet are her three sheep, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
C1830. Pair of French Colored Engravings Amusing Francouis
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
C1830. Pair of French Colored Engravings Amusing Francouis. Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
The Young Shepherd , oil on panel signed Antoine Richard, 1822-1891
Located in PARIS, FR
The young shepherd oil on wood panel signed Antoine Richard, 1822-1891.
A painting representing a young shepherd daydreaming, leaning on his stick. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Period Oil on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of lovely French mid 19th century Napoleon III period oil on canvas, dated 1870. Each painting is within an molded edge frame with giltwood inner border. One painting depicts ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Large 19th Century Berlin Rectangular KPM Porcelain Painted Framed Plaque
Located in Tarzana, CA
A large 19th century Berlin Rectangular K.P.M porcelain painted framed plaque
Germany, circa 1880
Very well painted depicting a women draped in linens with two angels above h...
Category
1880s German Antique Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon Iii paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with canvas, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Charles Malfroy, Emile Godchaux, Eugene Henri Cauchois, and François Eugène Brillaud. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,024 and tops out at $82,590 while the average work can sell for $4,061.