Jean Baptiste Garneray, Pupil Of David, Portrait Of A Man From The Restoration Period, Oil On Canvas

French School, early 19th century, portrait of a notable or aristocrat during the Restoration period. He is dressed in a double-breasted black frock coat with gilt buttons, a yellow waistcoat, a white shirt, and a thin white cambric cravat adorned with a cross. The man is handsome, with clear blue eyes and wavy blond hair and beard. Oil on canvas, presented in a very fine and ornate Empire-style frame of giltwood. The portrait is signed lower left, Garnerey, and dated 1827. Jean-François Garneray, also known as François-Jean Garnerey (1755-1837), was a French painter, one of David's first pupils, joining his school in 1782. He spent several years there and became close to the master, assisting him in the creation of some of his works. He exhibited at almost every Salon from 1791 to 1835. A portraitist and history painter, in the tradition of his master, modern critics have sometimes reattributed to him works formerly written by David. A beautiful salon portrait, very well executed in a superb frame. Ideal for complementing an early 19th-century Neoclassical decor. Very good condition, painting cleaned and restored (relined), the gold leaf frame cleaned by our gilder. Frame dimensions: 85 x 74 cm. Canvas dimensions: 64 x 53 cm.