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A new painting by Henry Scheffer for the Musée de la Vie romantique
21/3/24 - Acquisition - Paris, Musée de la Vie romantique - This beautiful painting by Henry Scheffer (ill. 1) was widely noticed at the stand of gallery owner Fabienne Fiacre at the last edition of FAB Paris under the nave of the Grand Palais, and already seemed destined for the museum on Rue Chaptal, the family home that housed the workshops of the two brothers. While the name of Ary Scheffer is hardly known to the general public today, that of his younger brother Henry remains even more confined to a fervent but restricted circle of enthusiasts and specialists in early 19th-century French art. Protected by King Louis-Philippe, just like his older brother, he benefited from a large number of commissions under the July Monarchy, initially intended for the historical galleries of the…
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