“portrait Of A Man” Henri-léopold Lévy (1840 – 1904)

Oil on canvas signed on the left with a dedication.
Dimensions of the work: 57.5cm x 46cm
Dimensions including frame: 64 cm x 53 cm
Good general condition - minor scratch on the varnish - chips on the scarf.
Henri-Léopold Lévy born in Nancy on September 23, 1840 and died in Paris on December 29, 1904 is a French painter. Son of an embroidery manufacturer, Henri-Léopold Lévy entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris in the workshops of François-Édouard Picot, Alexandre Cabanel and Eugène Fromentin. His talent will be recognized under the Third Republic; in 1872 he even received the Legion of Honor. Henri Lévy subsequently executed many religious compositions such as the murals of scenes from the life of Saint Denis, for the Saint-Merri church in Paris, or the "Coronation of Charlemagne" (1881), intended for the Panthéon in Paris. . He is also called upon for the decoration of private mansions such as the Hôtel Chevallier (Paris) whose dining room was decorated with ten panels illustrating the loves of the Gods and mythological subjects (today at the Museum of Fine Arts in Nancy). But Henry Lévy is also known today for orientalist works thanks to which he met with great success.
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