"Arnold Scheffer (1839-1873) Henry III, His Favorite And His Court, Painting, Romanticism, King Of France"
Arnold SCHEFFER1839-1873
The King Henri III, his mignon and his court
Painting, oil on canvas
Signed lower right: "Arnold Scheffer / fecit"
Painting: 65 x 82cm
Beautiful frame: 76.5 x 93 cm
Very good condition, a small discreet restoration (see on the back)
Circa 1865
Note: Arnold Scheffer exhibited several paintings on the theme of Henri III at the Salon, which allows us to place the painting circa 1865 (1863: Henri III receives the embassy of the Leaguers in Chartres; 1864: The Duchess of Nemours demands from Henri III the body of her son the Duke of Guise; 1868: Funeral procession and ceremony in honor of the Duke of Guise, assassinated in Blois ; 1869: Henri III at Saint-Cloud, beginning of the siege of Paris, 1589). Our painting is perhaps a sketch for the painting in the Salon of 1864 ("The Duchess of Nemours demands from Henri III the body of her son the Duke of Guise") with a white "innocence" dress.
History : according to a label on the back of the painting, the painting was hung in the bedroom of Ernest Renan's wife in Tréguier (Brittany).
Cornélie Renan-Scheffer, wife of Ernest Renan, was the daughter of Henry Scheffer, brother of Arnold Scheffer. The painting then remained in the family of Ernest Renan.
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato