Lot Essay
The dedication is probably to the artist Jean-Jules Badin, born 1843, who painted historical scenes and portraits
Details
Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)
A Putto with a Mask (ceiling decoration)
signed and inscribed 'A mon ami Badin/J. L. Gerome'; oil on canvas
circular
A Putto with a Mask (ceiling decoration)
signed and inscribed 'A mon ami Badin/J. L. Gerome'; oil on canvas
circular
Literature
G. Ackerman, The Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérôme, London, 1986, pp. 262-3, no. 360 (illus.)