Sylvain Vigny

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Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 75.5 x 62 x 5.5 cm

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 78 x 64.2 x 4.5 cm

Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 59 x 49.5 x 5 cm

Work on canvas

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 78 x 64.2 x 4.5 cm

Georges HYON (1840 - 1909) Battle of Auerstaedt, October 14th 1806 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right Dimensions : 59 x 78 3/4 inches (Dimensions : 150 x 200 cm) Framed : 66 7/8 x 86 5/8 inches (Framed : 170 x 220 cm) Provenance : -Private collection Exhibition: -French Salon of 1891; exhibited under number 849 Formed in multiple squares, the French infantry resisted the assaults of the Prussian cavalry which broke on these impassable walls bristling with thousands of rifle bayonets...

Jacques STELLA (Lyon, 1596 – Paris, 1657) Judith and Holofernes Oil on slate H. 23.5 cm; L. 24 cm Son of François Stellaert, a painter of Flemish origin who settled in Rome in 1576, then in Lyon, Jacques Stella was born in this city in 1596. Around 1619, he left for Florence where he worked for Cosimo II de Medici. He probably already met Nicolas Poussin and Jacques Callot there. Stella left Florence for Rome in 1622 or 1623, where he befriended Poussin, who arrived in 1624. Stella became famous in the world of Italian amateurs for his small paintings painted on precious supports: marble, agate, lapis, slate, as well as by his engravings and drawings. In 1634, having received offers from the King of Spain, he left Rome in the suite of Marshal de Créqui, French ambassador. He passed through Venice, stopped in Lyon in 1635, then in Paris. Retained by Richelieu who took him into his service, he settled in the capital of the kingdom. Covered with favors, he benefited from accommodation in the Louvre and a considerable pension. He later received the Collar of the Order of Saint-Michel, a rare honor for an artist...

Nicolas de LARGILLIERRE (Paris 1656 – 1746) Portrait of a woman, presumed to be Marie-Anne de Bourbon, Princess of Conti (1666-1739) Oil on oval canvas H. 80 cm; L. 61 cm (107 x 91 c...

Omnibus sur le Boulevard Saint Denis is a great and classic Cortes that depicts this favorite spot where he loved to paint many of his compositions, in the dark of night. Cortes lov...

Jacques STELLA (Lyon, 1596 - Paris, 1657) The Annunciation Oil on alabaster (single old break perfectly restored) H. 25 cm; W. 30 cm Son of François Stellaert, a painter of Flemish ...

Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Porz Naye, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 38 x 61 cm 2018