Early 19th-Century French School, Portrait Of Barthelemy Simon Louis de Medaille 1850s urged the young man to

urged the young man to pursue a ‘proper career’

It’s probably after a work by Apollonio Domenichini (1715-c

Jan Van Huysum (1682-1749)

Frame with some age-related wear and chips

and the Society of British Artists

Early 19th-Century French School, Portrait Of Barthelemy Simon Louis de Medaille 1850s urged the young man toThis charming early 19th century French oil painting depicts Barthelemy Simon Louis de Medaille wearing a dark brown coat, yellow waistcoat, and white stock. Painted in 1807, this gentleman lived through a time of colossal change. Just three years earlier, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself as emperor and launched additional military campaigns for expansion. The Revolution of 1789 had transformed France immeasurably and its grizzly crescendo was still