French 19th Century
The artist or studio collectively identified as French 19th Century was active across a significant historical span, with documented works dated between 1552 and 1820. While the attribution covers a large chronological period, the known production demonstrates proficiency across several media dominant during this time, including prints, drawing, and painting.
The thematic scope of the extant works ranges from religious iconography to landscape and satirical commentary. Compositions held in museum collections include the religious study Adoration des Mages and the landscape piece A Landscape with a River. A notable departure is the print ...alors, il s'approcha d'elle: Parody of van Dyck's Betrayal of Christ, which indicates an engagement with and reinterpretation of earlier masterworks. Further documentation of their varied output includes Allegorical Figure and Barthe.
The corpus attributed to French 19th Century consists of 15 works documented in public institutions, including 10 prints, 3 drawings, and 2 French 19th Century paintings. These items are primarily preserved in the United States, with the entire collection of 15 works currently represented in the National Gallery of Art. Due to their status within the public domain, these historic works are frequently digitized and utilized for research and reproduction as high-quality prints.
