This oil painting portrait of a elegant man created by an anonymous artist and circa 1920, depicts Claude Denis Laussedat, a prominent merchant and member of the French bourgeoisie. Laussedat, born on May 11, 1778 in Riom (Puy-de-Dôme), was the son of a master shoemaker and passed away in the same town on December 16, 1847.
Artist: Unknown.
Unsigned.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Condition: Very good. Recently relined and restored.
Dimensions: 66 x 55 cm. / 26 x 21 ¾ in.
Frame: 81 x 70 cm. / 32 x 27 ½ in. Gilt wood and stucco, 19th century. Very good condition.
Origin: France.