Auguste Jean-Baptiste Vinchon (1787-1855)

The 86 views of Italy that Auguste Jean-Baptiste Vinchon painted between 1816 and 1818 offer a unique glimpse of a rare studio collection.

Appealing Old Masters were on the menu for this sale dedicated to the graphic arts, which also included minor masters of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The star of a group of early paintings, Jean-Baptiste Greuze  delivers here a self-portrait free of complacency, but filled with humanity, which touched the art connoisseurs.

It is hard to tell the age of this young girl painted by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, whose face evokes both the child and the adolescent.

Two works by famous artists achieved the highest bids: Jean Royère’s polar bear sofa and Auguste Rodin’s Saint John the Baptist.

This preparatory work recalls Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne’s participation in decorating the Palace of Versailles, a project entirely focused on glorifying the Sun King.

The first day of sales at Montignac-Lascaux, Saturday, August 20th, the Pastaud Auction House will mark the occasion with a copy of the four large folio volumes of Fables choisies mises en vers (Selected Fables Written) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)...

This is the modello created by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681) for the north coving of the Mercury Room ceiling in the Palace of Versailles.

Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855) designed Napoleon’s ceremonial coronation garments and painted the first portrait of the King of Rome. Who else could have been selected to design this table for the imperial family with a porcelain top?

Early painting blossomed, led by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1636-1699) and Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721).