Early 19th-Century French School, Portrait Of Barthelemy Simon Louis de Medaille 1850s Frame with some age-related wear

Frame with some age-related wear and chips

Label with the artist’s details

Slight bow to panel

He employed this technique often and it creates interesting light effects

Early 19th-Century French School, Portrait Of Barthelemy Simon Louis de Medaille 1850s Frame with some age-related wearThis charming early 19th century French oil painting depicts Barthelemy Simon Louis de Medaille wearing a dark brown coat, yellow waistcoat, and white stock. Painted in 1807, this gentleman lived through a time of colossal change. Just three years earlier, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself as emperor and launched additional military campaigns for expansion. The Revolution of 1789 had transformed France immeasurably and its grizzly crescendo was still