Early 19th-Century French School, Portrait Of Barthelemy Simon Louis de Medaille 1850s He employed this technique often

He employed this technique often and it creates interesting light effects

he joined a fraternity known as the ‘Blue Friars’

On first glance

Jan Van Huysum (1682-1749)

Early 19th-Century French School, Portrait Of Barthelemy Simon Louis de Medaille 1850s He employed this technique oftenThis 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