Charles Camille Chazal "handsome Dandy Sitting With Arms Crossed"

Charles Camille Chazal. Watercolor on paper "handsome dandy seated with arms crossed" dedicated, signed and dated lower left to Madame Naulan (to be confirmed) Camille Chazal 1855. French school. 38.5 X 29 at sight. 66.5 X 55.3 overall. Charles Camille Chazal (1825-1875) was a student of Michel-Martin Drolling (1789-1851) and François-Edouard Picot (1786-1868) at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He made his debut at the Salon in 1849 and, in the same year, he won the Second Prix de Rome. The Museums of Dieppe, Château-Thierry, Montpellier and Saint-Etienne hold some of his works. Sources: Bénézit, dictionary of painters and sculptors. Contemporary pitch pine frame (several dents on the frame). 2 water stains on the left of the figure and on the marie-louise. Good overall condition. 1200 euros.