A Miniature On Ivory, Musketeer By Ferdinand Roybet

Ferdinand ROYBET (1840-1920)
French painter, first studying engraving at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, under the influence of the Flemish and Italian grandmasters.

He started at the Salon in 1865 and quickly met with success, one of his works was bought by Princess Mathilde. Throughout his career, he favors historical and classical subjects, portraits of musketeers and courtiers ...

But also famous people of his time such as the Count de Montesquiou, Mme Raymond Poincaré ...

He also travels in Europe and the Maghreb. His career will be crowned with success, he counts among his clients the American billionaire Vanderbilt for example. His works are present in museums around the world: New York, France, Japan, Russia ...