The 143 Artworks of media Laid Paper and containing the word paul cezanne, laid paper

Chocolate pots, popular in turn-of-the-century France, are usually distinguished by their short spout (partially shown here as a dark triangle on the left side of the pot), angled handle, and hole in the lid. What may appear to be a straw is actually the stem of the frother or stirrer, which was rol...

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Saint-Non, who held a degree in theology, took minor religious orders. Later he became an amateur artist, writer, and traveler and a congenial figure in Paris society. He was a friend and patron of Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806), whom he met in Rome and with whom he traveled back to France in 176...

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In 1800 Robert Shurlock (1772–1847) married John Russell’s daughter, Henrietta Ann Jane Russell (1775–1849), near the artist’s house in Guildford, Surrey. This pastel was likely completed shortly after the marriage, and the companion portrait of Henrietta with the couple’s first child is also in thi...

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A general described as brave and generous, Pierre Cambronne is remembered above all by history as one of the generals who accompanied Napoleon to Elba during his first exile. He is an important player in the reconquest of the Hundred Days and also known, in legend, for having replied to the English ...

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In 1783 Labille-Guiard became one of only four women painters admitted to the French Royal Academy. A leading portraitist, she showed oils and pastels regularly at the Salon. She was also an important teacher for the next generation of women artists, as captured in her self-portrait with two pupils,...

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In May 1808, when Napoleon obtained the abdication of Charles IV of Spain for the benefit of his brother Joseph, Madrid and all of Spain rose up against the French troops and led to an uprising in the country. Pushed out of Madrid by the Spaniards supported by English troops, the French soldiers, le...

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