Lovely portrait of the favorite dog was executed by listed French animale , genre and portrait painter Louis Robert Heyrault (before 1840 - Paris - 1880). Studied by Delaroche and Picot. Exhibited in 1847 - 1880 in the Salon de Paris with dog, horse and hunting scenes.
Literature: artist dictionaries by Benezit and Auvray (in French) and Thieme/Becker ( in German).
Inscription: signed , in the middle right .
Technique: oil on wood, original period frame.
Measurements: unframed w 7 7/8" x h 7 7/8" (20 x 20 cm), framed w 11 1/2" x h 11 1/2" (29,3 x 29,3 cm).
Condition: very good. |