Paul Delaroche. Charcoal Drawing On Paper "portrait Of Auguste Charpentier" 21 X 15cm At Sight

Charcoal drawing on paper "portrait of Auguste Charpentier" Bears a signature at the bottom right Paul Delaroche, Fecit. Titled: Portrait of Auguste Charpentier, painter. Studio friend of Paul Delaroche. 21 X 15cm at sight Hippolyte Delaroche known as Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) had in his time a celebrity equal to that of Ingres and Delacroix (source Schurr dictionary). The Wallace Collection and the National Gallery in London, the Boston Museum (Massachusetts), the Orsay and Louvre Museums in Paris among others have some of his works. provenance: Estate of Germaine Balthazardt-Bernard, student of the painter Jean Paul Laurens (1838-1921) Wooden baguette frame and gilded stucco in poor condition. Two small marks on the forehead. A trace of a transverse fold at the chin.