Portrait of young man, Edward Liénard, Empire period, signed drawing…

Edward lienard (Paris 1779 - Lille 1848)

«Portrait of Sir Joseph Norbert Floris Roelans»

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Portrait in black pencil, stump and heightened with white chalk, inscribed in an oval.

Signed and dated lower right 1812. ____________________________________



Titled on the back with different annotations.


Against drawing mounted on cardboard-box.


No Box. Drawing


Seen by the expert in ancient drawings of Bruno Bayser (label on the back).

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Liénard Jean Auguste Edouard, born in Paris in 1779 and died in Lille February 10.1848, was a French painter.

He was a pupil of Regnault and Isabey, and even a time of David. For many years he worked as a painter of miniatures and portraits in Lille, where he succeeded François Watteau in 1823 as professor of the School of Arts. He had particular student Victor Motte. He also worked for the Sèvres porcelain factory from 1828 to 1833.

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Dimensions:

27. 5 X 22 cm

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