Bust-Length Study of a Man François-Auguste Biard French 1848 Despite the nuanced depiction of the man’s head and face, this painting was intended not as a portrait but as a study of a model. Biard focused on the sitter’s features and expression, producing a compelling likeness. Unfortunately, we do not know the name of the sitter, who posed in the artist’s studio in Paris in 1848. In that year slavery was abolished in France’s overseas colonies (it was abolished in France in 1794) and Biard received a commission commemorating the event. This study likely relates to that picture (Château de Ve
Bust-Length Study of a Man François-Auguste Biard French 1848 Despite the nuanced depiction of the man’s head and face, this painting was intended not as a portrait but as a study of a model. Biard focused on the sitter’s features and expression, producing a compelling likeness. Unfortunately, we do not know the name of the sitter, who posed in the artist’s studio in Paris in 1848. In that year slavery was abolished in France’s overseas colonies (it was abolished in France in 1794) and Biard received a commission commemorating the event. This study likely relates to that picture (Château de Versailles). View more. Bust-Length Study of a Man. François-Auguste Biard (French, Lyons 1799–1882 Fontainebleau). 1848. Oil on paper, laid down on canvas. Paintings
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