Janissary Recently sold The carved wooden frame gives

The carved wooden frame gives a real elegance to the whole and brings out the light of the wonderful painting

There is a linear notch (2

is a rocky French island located in the Atlantic Ocean

Very good state of conservation for the frame with two small impacts on the upper right horizontal edge

creating dimension in the floral composition

Janissary Recently sold The carved wooden frame givesAntique oil painting from France: French School of the XIXth Oil on canvas signed on the back by Victor Pierre Mnard (1857 1938). The canvas has no abundance of material, but is rather smooth with consistent, balanced brush strokes. The scene represents a Turkish soldier on a stool. The light is powerful and very well nuanced against the turquoise blue outfit. About the artist: Victor Pierre Mnard (1857 1938) was born in Nantes in 1857. He trained at