The Seamstress and Her Cat by Henri Baron (Fr., b.1816)
Directory: Fine Art: Paintings: Oil: Europe: French: Pre 1900: Item # 1493624
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Oil on Panel, signed
Ptg. : 12.65" x 9.5"
Frame: 16" x 13"
Born 1816 in Beancon, he was a pupil of his compatriot Jean Gigoux. Baron first exhibited in 1840 with two Salon paintings. Théophile Gaultier describe them as "full of feeling and color." He obtained third class medals in 1847, 1855 and 1867 (at the World Expo), the medal 2nd class in 1848 and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1859.
He was known as a lithographer and illustrated many works in the romantic spirit. He specialized in the realization of friendly and happy scenes evoking the Italian Renaissance and the gallant eighteenth century in the direct line of the festivals of Watteau, Pater and Lancret, and the representations of fabrics and drapes. He was associated with the Chantilly castle decor of the Duke of Aumale. Baron died in 1885 in Geneva
