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348 - Henri-Émile LEFORT (1852–1937), engraver.
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Henri-Émile LEFORT (1852–1937), engraver. George Washington in a three-quarter-length bust facing left, after Gilbert Stuart. Large engraving and etching on paper, bearing a signature and date printed at the bottom center of the lower margin: “Henri Lefort del. et sc. 1881,” the latter framed by miniature portraits of various U.S. presidents and founding fathers: Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, and Abraham Lincoln; countersigned and inscribed in pencil in the lower margin: “To Mr. Castagnary / With respectful regards / Henri Lefort.” Minor foxing. Circa 1881. In a wooden frame, partially blackened. H. 86 x W. 66 cm (visible area). Frame: H. 108 x W. 88 cm. Provenance - Gifted by the artist to Jules-Antoine Castagnary (1830–1888), journalist and art critic. - Later, part of the collection of François-Georges Pariset (1904–1980), historian and collector. - Later passed down through the family.
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