Late 18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Cloak

Late 18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A CloakThis enchanting late 18th century French portrait depicts a debonair gentleman wearing a dark green coat, white necktie, and black cloak. Produced during a time of unparalleled political unrest in France, theres a certain air of intrigue surrounding this piece from circa 1795. It reminds us in several ways of Jacques Louis Davids (1748 1825) self portrait from 1794, which he undertook while imprisoned for his revolutionary views. Theres a shared

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 22” x 20” / 56cm x 51cmYear of creation: 1878Provenance: Private collection

modernist and perfect for a mid-century home

the following year

Lazy sunsets fall across placid lakes

was a particularly creative photographer and known for his involvement with K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner

what you may have suspected for a long time

causing damage to her bow

perhaps for port

Francolini worked predominantly in Florence and would’ve been well aware of the rich tradition of wine-making in the rolling Tuscan hills

German label with two reference numbers

This late 19th-century landscape painting by HK Foster depicts a well-worn track carving its way towards a wooded area

circa 1840