"Jean Alexandre Couder, The Farewells Of General Bazaine, Metz 1870, Oil On Panel"
This military scene represents General Bazaine's farewell to his staff during the capitulation of the Place de Metz in October 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War This oil on panel is signed lower right Jean Alexandre Couder (Paris 1808-1879) This one entered the school of fine arts in 1824 in the workshop of Baron Gros and participated in the Paris Salon from 1833 to 1868. . He was recognized as a painter of genre scene history, but also of still lifes and flowers, an area in which he excelled. Table in good condition, cleaned and refinished presented in a contemporary golden frame. Oil: 27.5 cm X 55 cm With frame; 37cm X 53cm