topcat77: JEAN MESSAGIER   b.1920- French painter, sculptor,

topcat77: JEAN MESSAGIER   b.1920- French painter, sculptor,

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French painter and sculptor, 1824-1904)Napoleon

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French painter and sculptor, 1824-1904)Napoleon

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French painter and sculptor, 1824-1904)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French painter and sculptor, 1824-1904)

poboh:  Portrait of Emile Gallé, Victor Prouvé. French Painter,

poboh: Portrait of Emile Gallé, Victor Prouvé. French Painter,

Pieter Dupont (Dutch, 1870-1911), Portrait of Théophile-Alexandre

Pieter Dupont (Dutch, 1870-1911), Portrait of Théophile-Alexandre

Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833 –1922) was a French painter.

Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833 –1922) was a French painter.

Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833 –1922) was a French painter.

Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833 –1922) was a French painter.

Louis Anquetin [French Painter, 1861-1932] Albert Grenier, 1889

Louis Anquetin [French Painter, 1861-1932] Albert Grenier, 1889

La mort d’Abel (1791) by the contemporary French painter François-Xavier

La mort d’Abel (1791) by the contemporary French painter François-Xavier

La mort d’Abel (1791) by the contemporary French painter François-Xavier

La mort d’Abel (1791) by the contemporary French painter François-Xavier

  ‘Self Portrait (detail)’ by French painter and caricaturist

‘Self Portrait (detail)’ by French painter and caricaturist

mrdirtybear: ‘Portrait of Louis Auguste Daume’ by French

mrdirtybear: ‘Portrait of Louis Auguste Daume’ by French

  ‘Guitarist’ by French painter, of the Nancy school, Emile

‘Guitarist’ by French painter, of the Nancy school, Emile

   Philippe Auquier’ by French painter Pierre Poujol

Philippe Auquier’ by French painter Pierre Poujol

mrdirtybear:   ‘Self Portrait’ made in 1885 by French painter

mrdirtybear: ‘Self Portrait’ made in 1885 by French painter

‘ The Carpet Merchant of Cairo ‘ as painted in 1869  by

‘ The Carpet Merchant of Cairo ‘ as painted in 1869  by

mrdirtybear:   ‘Self Portrait’ made in 1885 by French painter

mrdirtybear: ‘Self Portrait’ made in 1885 by French painter

‘The Philosopher, (Beggar with Oysters)’ painted in 1867

‘The Philosopher, (Beggar with Oysters)’ painted in 1867

hal-blog: Claude-Étienne Courtois (1852–1923) French painter.Le

hal-blog: Claude-Étienne Courtois (1852–1923) French painter.Le

mrdirtybear:‘The Pottery Shop, Tangiers’ as painted by French

mrdirtybear:‘The Pottery Shop, Tangiers’ as painted by French

antonio-m:  ‘Narcisse’, c.1870 by Edouard Théophile Blanchard

antonio-m: ‘Narcisse’, c.1870 by Edouard Théophile Blanchard

antonio-m:  Portrait (presumed to be of the jailer during David’s

antonio-m: Portrait (presumed to be of the jailer during David’s

antonio-m:  “Torso - Male Nude Study”. c.1820 - Jules Eugene

antonio-m: “Torso - Male Nude Study”. c.1820 - Jules Eugene

antonio-m:  “The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence”, c1621-1622

antonio-m: “The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence”, c1621-1622

antonio-m:  “Dockers  at Genoa”, c.1903, by Victor Tardieu

antonio-m: “Dockers at Genoa”, c.1903, by Victor Tardieu

antonio-m:  “Portrait of François-Antoine Rasse de Gavre”,

antonio-m: “Portrait of François-Antoine Rasse de Gavre”,

iamveryamused:  The great artist Pierre-Auguste RENOIR, painted

iamveryamused: The great artist Pierre-Auguste RENOIR, painted

antonio-m:“Dockers  at Genoa”, c.1903, by Victor Tardieu

antonio-m:“Dockers at Genoa”, c.1903, by Victor Tardieu

mrdirtybear:‘Self Portrait’ painted in 1905 by American

mrdirtybear:‘Self Portrait’ painted in 1905 by American

santaferomantic2:  Portrait of Ernest Ange Duez  -  1876Paul

santaferomantic2: Portrait of Ernest Ange Duez  -  1876Paul

antonio-m:  “Sailors”, c.1946 by Edouard Plachais (1909–1995).

antonio-m: “Sailors”, c.1946 by Edouard Plachais (1909–1995).

antonio-m:  “David Triumphant” and “Study for David Triumphant”,

antonio-m: “David Triumphant” and “Study for David Triumphant”,

antonio-m:  “The Triumph of Silenus”, c.1636 by Nicolas Poussin

antonio-m: “The Triumph of Silenus”, c.1636 by Nicolas Poussin

antonio-m:  “Head of Young Man” (study), c.1860 by Charles

antonio-m: “Head of Young Man” (study), c.1860 by Charles

4men-who-like-it-hot:  François Bard is a French painter born

4men-who-like-it-hot: François Bard is a French painter born

antonio-m:“Academic study representing Mars”, c.1754 by François

antonio-m:“Academic study representing Mars”, c.1754 by François