A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890 sub-Religion & Relics The key appears to be

The key appears to be the original and the stand is also original to the box

The Armchairs:

The wonderfully rich layers of paint rouse a relatively normal table into a tableau of creative activity

We have seen one other fairly similar example

deep brown backgrounds and any light in the pictures were directed on the artist’s face as we see here

A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890 sub-Religion & Relics The key appears to beOrigin: French, Lille Area Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 21. 75 Width: 18. 25 The hugely atmospheric bust length portrait of a dashing young French gentleman having short dark hair and long moustache, and looking directly out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas, the sitter shown in a black over garment with a white collared under garment, the work with a ruled border and being signed top right in calligraphed