ENGRAVING PINX AND LITHO FRANÇOIS LOUIS FRANÇAIS IMP BERTAUTS PARIS François Louis French born in Plombières-les-Bains (Vosges) on November 17, 1814 and died in Paris on May 28, 1897 is a French painter, engraver and illustrator attached to the School of Barbizon, he was one of the most famous landscapers during his lifetime. A museum is dedicated to him in his hometown.Carolus-Duran, Portrait of François-Louis Français (1888), Paris, Musée d'Orsay.Louis Français studied painting under the direction of Jean Gigoux and Camille Corot, and began at Salon of 1837. His first paintings betrayed a kind of native heaviness, which he gradually got rid of. His first landscape, A song under the willows, painted in collaboration with Henri Charles Antoine Baron, is noticed. We also owe him the Ancient Garden, the Parc de Saint-Cloud (with figures by Ernest Meissonier), Setting Sun in Italy, The End of Winter, The Ravine of Nepi. In 1843, he founded with Célestin Nanteuil, Eugène Prosper Leroux, Adolphe Mouilleron (1820-1881), and Henri Baron, the periodical Les Artistes contemporains which lasted until 1847. fold in places, small lack, micro - tear .... Our numerous photos allow you to appreciate the quality of the engraving. For the state thank you for detailing the photos. The photos are an integral part of the description. Dimensions of the engraving: Height: 24 cm Length: 20.8 cm Total dimensions: Height: 44.7 cm Length: 31.3 cm I remain at your disposal for any questions.