Horseback Rides. Paintings By E.b.j. Swebach, France, 19th Century

Horseback Rides. Oil paintings on canvas by E.B.J. Swebach (1800–1870)
EDOUARD BERNARD JOSEPH SWEBACH was a painter and engraver of genre and military scenes, following in the footsteps of his father, Jacques François Swebach de Fontaines, with whom he shared a taste for these subjects. After attending the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he exhibited for several years at the Salons. There he achieved some success due to his style and the very popular subjects he favored. Many of the artist’s works are preserved in French museums, attesting to the interest that institutions of the time showed in him: Cherbourg, Montpellier, etc. His style is characterized by its rich color palette and the quality of his line work. In these two paintings, the artist combines his passion for depicting bourgeois life with a taste for hunting scenes, which were highly appreciated by the public at the time. The hunting attire, very much in vogue during the Second Empire, is rendered with great care, as if it were the true subject of the work. Recently restored, original frames.
Gilded wood frames
Both signed lower right