A Historic Visit by the Lyon Troubadour Painter Fleury Richard

Published on 28 May 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 31 May 2021 - 14:30 (CEST) - 70, rue Vendôme - 69006 Lyon

This painting, Le Tasse visité en prison par Montaigne (Montaigne Visiting Tasso in Prison), is close to the version in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Lyon. It has remained in the hands of de Fleury Richard’s descendants.

Fleury François Richard, known as Fleury Richard (1777-1852), Le Tasse en prison... A Historic Visit by the Lyon Troubadour Painter Fleury Richard

Fleury François Richard, known as Fleury Richard (1777-1852), Le Tasse en prison visité par Montaigne (Montaigne Visiting Tasso in Prison), oil on canvas, 120 x 95 cm/47.24 x 37.40 in.
Estimate: €8,000/10,000

In his day, Fleury Richard (1777-1852), a student of the celebrated neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David, was one of Lyon’s most famous artists. He exhibited the first version…

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