Photogravure from the painting “Christ Consoling the Afflicted” by French artist Albert Pierre René Maignan 1845-1908

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Photogravure from the painting “Christ Consoling the Afflicted” by French artist Albert Pierre René Maignan 1845-1908. From “The Imitation of Christ” by Rev. William Benham, 1831-1910. published Routledge, London Pierre René Maignan (1845-1908) was a French history painter and illustrator. Most of his work is devoted to history painting, although he also produced many portraits. His Spanish and Orientalist paintings show the influence of Henri Regnault. After 1889, he also drew illustrations and painted decorative murals, including some at the Salon des Lettres at the Hôtel de Ville and the "Chamber of Commerce and Industry" in Saint-Étienne. He was also part of a group of painters who decorated the foyer at the Opéra-Comique and was one of several who were given commissions to decorate "Le Train Bleu", a famous restaurant near the Gare du Nord, in 1900.

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