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1840's New Orleans Louisiana Creole portrait #2352442

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1840's New Orleans Louisiana Creole portrait #2352442
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This is a rare and exquisite 1840's Romantic period Louisiana School charcoal drawing portrait of a young handsome gentleman in a suit. This portrait is attributed to Jules Lyon or Julien Hudson both Free men of color Artist working in the Antebellum South. It is in it's original lemon gold gilt oval frame. The drawing is under it's original wave bubbled glass. This is a excellent item of the highest quality. On the back of the frame are the original wood backing. Also on the back in pencil is the name of the sitter but very hard to make out The first name is William and I can not make out the last name out. This portrait is from a New Orleans estate. The frame has some wear and nicks to it. Inside framed portrait 18" x 22" 1/2 frame 23" x 27" 1/2.

Jules Lyon,also spelled Lion, a black daguerreotypes, Artist & portrait painter was born in Paris in 1816, He latter moved to New Orleans in 1837 . He is credited as being the first daguerreotypes in New Orleans, La., and was listed there, as a painter, as early as 1837. His varied artistic pursuits ranged from painting, charcoal drawing, pastel to lithography and to photography. He lived in New Orleans until his death, and much of his work features the city's architecture and portraits of its leaders and people. Lyon was also a successful painter (exhibiting at the 1833 Exposition of Paris) and an art teacher.
In 1848, he opened an art school on Exchange Street and in 1865 became a professor of drawing at Louisiana College. Early ...
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#: 00223</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Good </td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1840's </td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:American, New Orleans Louisiana </td></tr>





<tr><td>Title:1840's New Orleans Louisiana Creole portrait</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials: charcoal glass gilt wood </td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Historic Baltimore MD</td></tr>
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