Louis Lenain

Portrait of Jules Michelet

Louis Lenain's large, full-length portrait etching of the influential French historian, Jules Michelet (1798-1874), was probably commissioned shortly after his death. This original etching is a proof impression, issued before the published edition with the publisher's address, and is signed in pencil by Louis Lenain in the lower right margin. This important portrait of Jules Michelet is a fine, original example of French nineteenth century etched art created by Louis Lenain.

Original Etching (Signed Proof Impression) by the French artist, Louis Lenain.

Portrait of Jules Michelet

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Title:	Portrait of Jules Michelet
Artist:	Lenain, Louis (Estiennes-au-Val, 1851 - Paris, 1903)
Date:	c. 1875
Medium:	Original Etching (Signed Proof Impression)
Note:	Louis Lenain: A French etcher, Louis Lenain studied in Paris under Danse. Concentrating upon the designs of old masters and his French contemporaries, Lenain was a constant exhibitor at the Paris Salon from approximately 1871 to 1903. His etchings were awarded medals there in 1882 and 1889. In 1900, Louis Lenain received the Gold Medal at the Exposition Universelle.
	Jules Michelet: (Paris, 1798 - Hyeres, 1874), was born into a poor family and worked his way through the College de Charlemagne and the University of Paris. He became a professor of history at College Rollin (1821) and a lecturer at Ecole Normale (1827). Michelet was then appointed chief of the historical section of the National Archives (1831). In 1838 he assumed the post of professor at the College de France. During the following decade Jules Michelet wrote such books as, "Etude sur les jesuites" (1843) and "Le Peuple" (1846), which were both liberal and anticlerical.
	In 1851, Jules Michelet was dismissed from the College de France for refusing his allegiance to the Second Empire. He now devoted himself fully to his magnum opus, the "Histoire de France", which he began in 1833 and completed in 1867. This lengthy work proved to be the most influential history of France written in the nineteenth century.
Edition:	Signed Artist Proof Impression
	UnMatted
Size:	20 1/2 X 14 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
Buy Now	Price: $495.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon 19th century Japon paper and with full margins as published around 1875. Signed in pencil by Louis Lenain to the lower right. Containing some creasing in the outer margins, else a richly printed, proof impression and in very good condition throughout. "Portrait of Jules Michelet" represents a prime, original example of French nineteenth century etching.
Subject:	Louis Lenain, "Portrait of Jules Michelet", original etching, proof impression, French nineteenth century etching, Histoire de France, French historian, Jules Michelet (Paris, 1798 - Hyeres, 1874).
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