Fantassin portrait painting featuring an article about the

featuring an article about the Bismarck House and King Leopold II (1835-1909) of Belgium

where a street is named in his honor

inviting the viewer into the subject's introspective world

The inner edge is chippy

In the years that followed he would spend more time in Normandy capturing adding beach scenes and landscape to his portfolio

Fantassin portrait painting featuring an article about the19th century French school painting on wood. The work is signed and smooth to the touch. This small French oil painting shows a soldier or infantry, known as a "Fantassin." His outfit and weapon place him at around 1870, and as part of the Franco Prussian War. The painting itself has cleaned and revarnished, which is why the colors are so bright. A signature is noticeable in the lower right hand corner, "A. Fournier." The painting itself has a few