Masterfully portrait of a young Parisienne beauty was executed in 1830 by Philippe Peyrane , also known as Peyranne, famous and  high listed French history and portrait painter (Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds 1780 - 1865 Tarare). 

During his career, he expanded his work to include genre scenes and landscapes. He received his initial training from Jean Suau (1755-1841) in Toulouse and then gained entry to Jacques-Louis David's studio in 1804.

The artist's life can be divided into three periods.

His early years in Toulouse are poorly documented. This period was turbulent, marked by the closure of the Royal Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture of Toulouse in 1792. He attended classes with his first teacher, Jean Suau, but no works by him from this early apprenticeship are known.

From 1804 to 1832, the artist pursued a career in Paris. He exhibited at the Salons and taught art to students. On July 15, 1813, in the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, he married Louise Scolastique Allou, whom he widowed a few years later. On June 10, 1822, in the same church, he married Caroline Desforges, with whom he had two children: Ernest, born on May 8, 1825, and Léopold, born on May 16, 1830.

In 1832, he left Paris to settle in Auxerre. There, he worked as a drawing teacher at the town's college. He continued in this role until 1854. During this time, he also taught students in his studio. He continued his artistic career and exhibited paintings at the Salons in 1836, 1837, and 1840. After this date, the painter, then sixty years old, ceased to participate in exhibitions. His son Ernest married Clara Vallet in Auxerre on January 21, 1850. Five years later, his second son, Léopold, married Aminthe Silvestre in Varzy, Nièvre. The family was now well established in Burgundy, and in 1857, Caroline and Philippe Peyrane moved to Varzy to be near Léopold and his wife.  The artist died on July 2, 1865, at the age of 85, at the home of his son Ernest, a tax collector living in Tarare.

Exhibitions
The artist exhibited at the Paris Salons between 1810 and 1840: 1810, 1812, 1814, 1819, 1822, 1824, 1827, 1831, and 1840.

He also participated in the Douai Salons in 1821 and 1824.

Provenance: French private estate.

Literature: lexicons by Bénézit; Ch.Gabet.

Inscription: signed and dated 1830 in the middle left.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original Classicism gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w21 5/8" x h 25 5/8" (55 x 65 cm), matted and framed w 28 3/8" x h 32 1/4" (72 x 82 cm).

Condition: in good condition, old relining of canvas, slightly cracked.