Portrait Of A Young Girl Signed H Viger (1819/1879) Oil On Canvas, Antique, Framed

Very beautiful portrait of a young girl signed H Viger 1875(lower right), oil on canvas19th century, in a romantic and academic spirit typical of early FrenchFrench painting. The delicate face, expressive eyes and subtlesubtle use of light give this work all the charm of period portraits.of the period.

This decorative old painting is set off by a superbby a superb antique gilded frame. Ideal for a classic decor,mansion, vintage decor, bourgeois interior, country chic or19th-century art collection.

Dimensions canvas : 38 x 47 cm
Dimensions with frame : 55 x 63 cm

Painter's biography
Hector Viger (1819-1879), also known as Victor Viger duVigneau, was a nineteenth-century French painter specializing in portraits,genre scenes and history paintings. A pupil of Martin Drolling, PaulDelaroche and Henri Lehmann, he exhibited at the Salon from 1845.

Recognized under the Second Empire, he producedNapoleonic history and worked at the Château de Malmaison with theMalmaison with the authorization of Napoleon III. His work is appreciated for theportraits, the quality of his drawings and the elegance of hiscompositions.