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Edmond Dulac

On October 15, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, French, october 22

Edmond Dulac, French artist, October 22, 1882-May 25, 1953

Alvin Langdon Coburn, Edmund Dulac, 1914

Illustration From "Sinbad the Sailor & Other Stories From the Arabian Nights," 1914

Illustration From "Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross," 1914

Illustration From "Sinbad the Sailor & Other Stories From the Arabian Nights," 1914

Illustration for "Shakespeare's Comedy of the Tempest," 1915

Illustration for Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale"

Illustration for Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid"

Illustration to "A Little Girl in a Book", from Fairies I Have Met by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell

Nicolas de Largillière

On October 9, 2025 - 17th Century, 18th Century, French, october 10

Nicolas de Largillière, French painter, October 10, 1656 - March 20, 1746

Self-Portrait, 1707 Oil on canvas, 36.4 x 28.7 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Portrait of Charles Le Brun, between 1683 and 1686 Oil on canvas, 91.3 x 73.6 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Study of hands, 1710s Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 20.8 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Nicolas de Largillière, Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness of the Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises, 1729 Oil on canvas, 32 x 25.8 in National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness of the Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises, 1729 Oil on canvas, 32 x 25.8 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Crown Prince Frederick Augustus of Saxony, 1714 or 1715 Oil on canvas, 55.4 x 42.1 in // National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Portrait of a Man in a Purple Robe, c 1700 Oil on canvas, 31.2 x 24.6 in // Hessen Kassel Heritage, Germany

Nicolas de Largillière, François-Marie Arouet, aka Voltaire, between 1724 and 1725 Oil on canvas, 31.8 x 25.5 in Museum of the History of France, Versailles

François-Marie Arouet, aka Voltaire, between 1724 and 1725 Oil on canvas, 31.8 x 25.5 in // Museum of the History of France, Versailles

La Belle Strasbourgeoise, 1703 Oil on canvas, 54 × 42 in // Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg

Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain, 1724 Oil on canvas, 72.4 x 49.2 in // Museo del Prado, Madrid

Nicolas de Largillière, Marie-Anne de Châteauneuf, called Mlle Duclos, in the role of Ariadne, 1710s Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 21 in Condé Museum, Chantilly, France

Marie-Anne de Châteauneuf, called Mlle Duclos, in the role of Ariadne, 1710s Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 21 in // Condé Museum, Chantilly, France

Portrait of Pierre van Schuppen, between 1680 and 1683 Oil on canvas, 25.9 x 20.8 in // National Museum in Warsaw

Portrait of General Bardo-Bardi Magalotti, 1690s Oil on canvas, 32.2 x 25.9 in // National Museum in Warsaw

Jean Fouquet

On August 21, 2025 - 15th Century, French, nbd

Jean Fouquet, French artist, 1420-1481

Jean Fouquet, Self-Portrait, 1450 Enamel-painted copper, 2.3 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Charles V's entry into Paris, Grandes Chroniques de France, c 1455-1460 Illumination on parchment, 18.1 x 13.7 in

Coronation of Charles VI the Beloved, Great Chronicles of France, c 1455-1460 Illumination on parchment, 18.1 x 13.7 in

Homage of Edward I to Philip the Fair, Great Chronicles of France, c 1455-1460 Illumination on parchment, 18.1 x 13.7 in

Portrait of Guillaume Jouvenel, circa 1460 Black and coloured chalk on paper, 10.4 x 7.6 in // Engraving Cabinet, Berlin

Portrait of Guillaume Jouvenel des Ursins, circa 1460-1465 Oil on wood, 36.6 x 28.7 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Portrait of an Ecclesiastic, circa 1461 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of the Court Jester Gonella, 1447 Oil on panel, 14.1 x 9.4 in // Art History Museum, Vienna

Charles VII, King of France, 1444 Oil on oak panel, 33.7 x 27.7 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Pietà, c 1470 Oil on walnut wood, 57.4 x 93.3 in // Church of Saint-Martin de Nouais-les-Fontaines, France

Etienne Chevalier with St. Stephen, Part of Melun Diptych, from 1452 until 1458 Oil on oak panel, 37.7 x 33.4 in // Gemäldegalerie Berlin

Jean Fouquet, Mary and Child Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim, Part of Melun Diptych, from 1452 until 1458 Oil on panel, 37.2 x 33.6 in Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Mary and Child Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim, Part of Melun Diptych, from 1452 until 1458 Oil on panel, 37.2 x 33.6 in // Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

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Frédéric Bazille

On August 18, 2025 - 19th Century, december 6, French

Frédéric Bazille, French Painter, December 6, 1841 – November 28, 1870

Self-portrait, 1865 Oil on canvas, 43 x 27 in // Art Institute of Chicago

The Fortune Teller, 1869 Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in // Private collection

Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes, 1867 Oil on canvas, 31 3/4 x 39 1/4 in // The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Western Ramparts at Aigues-Mortes, 1867 Oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 39 3/8 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Bazille's Studio, 1870 Oil on canvas, 39 x 50 in // Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Reclining Nude, 1864 Oil on canvas, 27.7 x 75 in // Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France

The Pink Dress, 1864 Oil on canvas, 57.87 x 43.30 in // Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Studio in the Rue de Furstemberg, 1865 Edit this at Wikidata Oil on canvas, 31.4 x 25.5 in // Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France

Portrait of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1867 Oil on canvas, 24.1 x 19.7 in // Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Family Reunion, 1867 Oil on canvas, 59.8 x 90.5 in // Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Landscape by the Lez River, 1870 Oil on canvas, 54.4 x 79.4 in // Minneapolis Institute of Art

Young Woman with Peonies, 1870 Oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 29 1/2 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

The Toilette, 1870 Oil on canvas, 60.2 × 58.4 in // Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France

Portrait of Edmond Maître, 1869 Oil Unidentified location

Portrait of Paul Verlaine, 1868 Oil on canvas, 18 x 15 in // Dallas Museum of Art

Flowers, 1868 Oil on canvas, 51.2 x 37.4 in // Museum of Grenoble, France

Pierre Subleyras

On August 6, 2025 - 18th Century, French, november 25

Pierre Subleyras, French painter, November 25, 1699 – May 28, 1749

Self-portrait at the Easel, circa 1746 Oil on canvas, 49 x 39 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Charon Ferrying the Shades, 1735-40 Oil on canvas, 53.1 x 32.7 in // Musée du Louvre, Paris

The Pack Saddle, 1732 Oil on canvas, 12.2 x 9.4 in // Private collection

The Crucifixion of St Peter Oil on canvas, 53.7 x 31.5 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig

The Marriage of St Catherine, between 1740 and 1745 Oil on canvas Uffizi, Florence

Portrait of a Woman, circa 1740 Oil on canvas Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Portrait of Marco Foscarini, from 1725 until 1749 Oil on canvas, 34.6 x 26.7 in // Museum of 18th-century Venice

Portrait of Father Giovanni Felice Ramelli, 1738 Oil on canvas, 48.8 x 36.6 in // Galleria Sabauda, Turin

Portrait of Pope Benedict XIV, circa 1745 Oil on canvas, 49.2 x 38.5 in // Condé Museum, Château de Chantilly, France

Don Cesare Benvenuti, 1742 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 39.8 in // Musée du Louvre, Paris

Portrait of a Man, c. 1745 Oil on canvas, 29.1 x 26.4 in // Musée du Louvre, Paris

Enguerrand Quarton

On July 13, 2025 - 15th Century, French, nbd

Enguerrand Quarton, French artist, c 1411– c 1466

Pietà de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, circa 1460 Tempera on wood, 63.7 in x 85.8 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Enguerrand Quarton, The Virgin and the Child Between Two Saints and Two Donors, 1444-1445 Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon, France

The Virgin and the Child Between Two Saints and Two Donors, 1444-1445 Tempera on panel Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon, France

The Virgin of Mercy, 1452 Tempera on panel, 25.9 x 73.6 in // Condé Museum, Chantilly, France

Enguerrand Quarton, Coronation of the Virgin, Altar of the Charterhouse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, 1453-1454. Tempera on panel, 72 × 86.6 in Pierre de Luxembourg Museum, Avignon, France

Coronation of the Virgin, Altar of the Charterhouse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, 1453-1454. Tempera on panel, 72 × 86.6 in Pierre de Luxembourg Museum, Avignon, France

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Constant Troyon

On July 6, 2025 - 19th Century, august 28, French

Constant Troyon, French painter, August 28, 1810 - February 21, 1865

Oxen Walking to Pasture, Morning Sky, 1855 Oil on canvas, 103.1 x 12.8 ft // Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Brook Through the Forest, circa 1825-1850 Oil on panel, 12.7 x 18.3 in // Louvre, Paris

Cow Scratching, 1859 Oil on canvas, 44.4 x 57.2 in Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Jacques-Louis David

On June 21, 2025 - 18th Century, 19th Century, august 30, French

Jacques-Louis David, French painter August 30, 1748 – December 29, 1825

Self-Portrait, 1794 (Musée du Louvre)

Mars Being Disarmed by Venus, 1824 Oil on canvas, 10.1 ft x 104.3 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Marie Antoinette on Her Way to the Guillotine, October 16, 1793 Pen and ink, 6 x 4 in // Louvre Museum

Hand-coloured etching showing a male figure modeling the costume designed by David for legislators, 1794

Jacques-Louis David, Comte Henri-Amédée-Mercure de Turenne-d'Aynac, 1816 Oil on canvas, 28 1/4 x 22 1/8 in Clark Art Institute

Comte Henri-Amédée-Mercure de Turenne-d'Aynac, 1816 Oil on canvas, 28 1/4 x 22 1/8 in // Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

The Death of Marat, 1793 Oil on canvas, 64.9 x 50.3 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Auguste Rodin

On June 14, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, French, november 12

Eugène Boudin

On June 9, 2025 - 19th Century, French, july 12

Eugène Boudin, French painter, July 12, 1824 – August 8, 1898

Eugène Boudin, c. 1890s

Gale before Frascati, Le Havre, 1896 Oil on canvas, 37.4 x 50.7 in // Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris

Deauville, on the Jetty, 1889 Oil on canvas, 13 x 16.5 in // Private Collection

Camaret, the Jetty, 1873 Oil on canvas, 21.5 x 35.3 in // Private Collection

The Berck Dunes, 1886 Oil on Canvas, 19 7/8 by 29 1/2 in // Private Collection

Venice, Santa Maria della Salute from San Giorgio, 1895 Oil on canvas, 18.22 x 25.74 in // Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Study of sky, c. 1888–1895 Oil Musée Malraux, Le Havre

The Coast of Portrieux, Cotes-du-Nord, 1874 Oil on canvas, 33.4 x 58.2 in // Private collection

The Beach at Villerville, 1864 Oil on canvas, 17.9 x 30 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Berck, Fishermen at Low Tide, Unknown Date Oil on canvas Unknown Location

Near Trouville, Path under Trees, circa 1880-85. Oil on canvas Private Collection

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