Painting on Porcelain Child Painting Golden Wood Frame Lanfant de Metz 19th

19th century
Other style
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From: 22220, Tréguier, France

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    Painting on porcelain in its gilded carved wooden frame, representing a child with a milk jug looking at a frog, most certainly the work of François-Louis Lanfant de Metz*, from the 19th century.
    This painting is in good condition as is its frame. Unsigned.
    Note: some wear and tear over time, see photos.
    *François-Louis Lanfant from Metz:
    History and genre painter, he was born in 1814 in Sierck-les-Bains (57). He died in Le Havre in 1892. F.L. Lanfant said he was from Metz, a town better known than Sierk-les-Bains, and readily followed his name with this indication of origin. He had quite an eventful life. Arriving in Paris at the age of 15, he first drew original compositions for wallpaper merchants. Then he was admitted to the studio of Ary Scheiffer, a painter of history, genre and portraits. In 1842, he was hired as a draftsman by the Swiss naturalist Agassiz and accompanied him to Switzerland and Italy. Quickly put off by a too regular existence, he left Naples on foot and joined a troupe of traveling actors, thus realizing a childhood dream. He left this troupe quite quickly since in 1843, we found him a painter in Paris. From 1843 to 1866, he exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon, among others: Romulus attacks and defeats the Sabins, A flower girl under the Regency and the Village Bride who obtained a Gold Medal in 1847.
    In 1853, he exhibited La Visite chez le brocanteur at the Salon, considered one of his best works. The painter ended up acquiring a certain notoriety. He had a workshop in Paris, Boulevard des Italians and trained a certain number of students. 1868 was a turning point in his life as an artist: during a trip to Trouville with Courbet, he found old actor friends and met the musician Louis Tessier who became his friend. He decided not to return to Paris again. He settled in Le Havre and completely changed his way of painting. Abandoning history painting, he only painted small format tablotins, depicting carefree and mischievous childhood: toddler games, noisy school outings, pitched battles, pranks, forbidden games (good wine, the unearther), parodies of the attitudes, gestures and passions of adults. Lithography popularized some of his works; Eugène Jouy and Goupil published them in colors, Barry, Fuhr and Lemoine transposed them in lithographic pencil. In these innumerable childish scenes, Lanfant's imagination was overflowing; he knew how to avoid any repetition and always add a touching note which makes his little actors so charming.
    : plate 14.5 cm by 9.5 cm
    Frame: 26.5 cm by 22 cm
    Reference: 900 568

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    Ref: X3C3YLXHXE

    Condition Good
    Style Other style (Paintings Portraits of Other style Style)
    Period 19th century (Paintings Portraits 19th century)
    Country of origin France
    Length (cm) cadre : 26.5 cm par 22 cm
    Width (cm) : plaque 14.5 cm par 9.5 cm
    Shipping Time Ready to ship in 4-7 Business Days
    Location 22220, Tréguier, France
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