Pair of 19th C. French Watercolours by Leon Girardet 1856 - 1895
These are two nice watercolours by the French painter & engraver Leon Girardet
The first watercolour is titelled: L''Amant au petit Bouquet (The lover with a small bouquet).
The second watercolour is titelled: La Lettre (The letter)
Both watercolours are fully signed on the righthand bottom.
Leon Girardet was of Swiss ancestry and lived in Paris, He was born 10 April 1856 and died on 3 December 1895.
At the reverse are two labels, a label with the artist, medium and the subject.
The other label is the label of the gallery, which reads:
The Goupil Gallery - Boussod & Co - Publishers to Her Majesty - Dealer in Pictures, Engravings, Art Books - 5 Regent Street, Pall Mall,
London S.W.
The Goupil Gallery was based on 5 Regent Street from 1893 - 1931 and was the London branch of the French print publishing firm
Goupil & Co, the firm was holding regular exhibitions of European paintings and
...watercolours.
The water colours are framed in a glazed gild frame measuring approx 21cm x 33cm without the frame.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA934727
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 21cm (8.3inches)Width is 33cm (13.0inches)Depth is 3cm (1.2inches)
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