Francois Bellay & Michel Martin Drolling

La Marchande de Pommes (The Apple Seller)

Francois Bellay's original lithograph, La Marchande de Pommes (The Apple Seller), was commissioned for the Galerie du Palais Royal. In 1824, the Duke of Orleans decided to have his collection of then contemporary paintings published as a set of lithographs. Around two hundred lithographs were created by various artists and published in two parts, the first in 1825 and the second in 1829. All were published in Paris and printed by that city's leading lithographic printer, Charles Motte (1785-1836).

The British Museum, London, includes an impression of La Marchande de Pommes in its permanent collection. It may be viewed under that museum's registration number, 1860,0728.210.

Original Lithograph by the French artist, Francois Bellay designed by Michel Martin Drolling.

La Marchande de Pommes (The Apple Seller)

View other original lithographs published for the Galerie du Palais Royal.

Galerie lithographiee de son altesse Royale Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Note
01-		Charleroi (Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ligny) by Louis Stanislas Marin-Lavigne designed by Horace Vernet.	Original Lithograph	Between 1825 & 1829	This impression bears the official 'Galerie du Palais Royal' blindstamp.
02.-		J. J. Rousseau (Portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau) by Jean Baptiste Mauzaisse designed by Baron Francois Gerard.	Original Lithograph	Between 1825 & 1829	Signed in the stone by Jean Baptiste Mauzaisse and bears the official 'Galerie du Palais Royal' blindstamp.
03.-		La Marchande de Pommes (The Apple Seller) by Francois Bellay designed by Michel Martin Drolling.	Original Lithograph	Between 1825 & 1829	This impression bears the official 'Galerie du Palais Royal' blindstamp. The British Museum, London, includes an impression in its collection.
04.-		Napoleon (Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte) by Jean Baptiste Mauzaisse.	Original Lithograph	Between 1825 & 1829	Signed in the stone by Jean Baptiste Mauzaisse. The British Museum, London, includes an impression in its collection.

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Title:	La Marchande de Pommes (The Apple Seller)
Artist:	Bellay, Francois (Lyon, 1790 - Rome, 1858)
Designer:	Drolling, Michel Martin, 'Martin Drolling' (Paris, 1789 - 1851)
Date:	Between 1825 & 1829
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Publisher:	Galerie du Palais Royal
Note:	Francois Bellay: An early nineteenth century painter, etcher and lithographer, Francois Bellay studied art in Lyon at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1810 to 1813. He exhibited his first work at the Salon de Paris in 1817 and continued to exhibit there until 1831. He also participated in exhibitions in his native city of Lyon. He produced etchings and lithographs both after his own designs and those of his contemporaries.
	During the latter part of his career Francois Bellay lived and worked in Madrid and in Rome. While in Spain he often signed his art, 'Francisco Bellay'. Today public museums in Lyon, London and Nice include examples of his art in their permanent collections.
	La Marchande de Pommes (The Apple Seller), originates from the series of lithographs issued under the title, Galerie lithographiee de son altesse Royale Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans, now most usually called, Galerie du Palais Royal. In 1824, the Duke of Orleans decided to have his collection of then contemporary paintings published as a set of lithographs. Around two hundred lithographs were created by various artists and published in two parts, the first in 1825 and the second in 1829. The lithographs were printed in a limited edition and were available only to the subscribers, which numbered 487. After publication the lithographic stones were erased.
	Michel Martin Drolling 'Martin Drolling': A French painter of portraits and historical scenes, Michel Martin Drolling first studied under his father, Martin Drolling the elder (1752-1827). Beginning around 1806 he became a student of the famous neoclassical painter, Jacques Louis David (1748-1825). He followed in the style of David, particularly in his historical and mythological paintings. For rustic and genre scenes, such as La Marchande de Pommes, Drolling's techniques were more akin to these of his father.
	In 1810 Martin Drolling's painting, Colere de Achilles, was awarded the Prix de Rome. Michel Martin Drolling was elected a full member of the French Institute in 1833 and was later elected to the Academie des Beaux-Arts. In 1837 he became a full professor at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts. His students included Jules Breton, Paul Baudry, Alphonse Muraton and Canada's, Cornelius Krieghoff.
Provenance:	This orignal lithograph entitled, La Marchande de Pommes hails from the estate of LeRoy Latham (1874-1938) and thence to his heirs. LeRoy Latham was Chairman of Latham Lithographing Company (Latham Litho & Printing Co.), also listed as the (Latham Lith. & Ptg. Co.). Situated in Brooklyn, New York, it was one of America's largest lithographic printing establishments in the early twentieth century. His extensive collection of original lithographs was particularly noteworthy for its early French and English impressions.
Edition:	Around five hundred impressions
Size:	11 3/4 X 12 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon fine chine colle and mounted onto a large sheet of wove paper as published for Galerie du Palais Royal around the above date. Bearing the official blindstamp ("Galerie lithographiee de S. A. Mgr le Duc d'Orleans") in the lower center margin. Containing slight scuffing in the outer margins and a small, restored tear in the lower centre margin (well removed from the actual lithograph), else a finely printed impression and in very good condition throughout. La Marchande de Pommes (The Apple Seller), represents a fine, original example of early French lithographic art.
Subject:	Francois Bellay, 'Francisco Bellay', Michel Martin Drolling, La Marchande de Pommes (The Apple Seller), original lithograph, early French lithographic art, Charles Motte (1785-1836), Jacques Louis David (1748-1825), Cornelius Krieghoff.
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