Alexandre Jacques Chantron (Nantes, 1842 - Nantes, 1918)
Portrait of woman with floral hat

Portrait of woman with floral hat
nineteenth century

Technique:

Pastel on canvas applied to a tablet

Dimensions:

38x29, 5 cm, framed 53x44

Alexandre Jacques Chantron was a French painter of the mid-nineteenth century. Originally from Nantes, after completing his studies & nbsp; he moved to Paris to begin his career as a painter under the guidance of François-Édouard Picot, Tony Robert-Fleury and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. In his works they mainly depict portraits and nudes and he also tried his hand at photography which was increasingly establishing itself in those years. & Nbsp; & nbsp;