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François Louis Lanfant de Metz (1814, Sierck-les-Bains near Metz – 1892, Le Havre) Little Apple Thieves A small-format cabinet painting, executed in a light and airy style, depicting two small children next to a large basket of apples on the bank of a stream. A characteristic children’s portrait by the well-known genre painter, who studied in Paris under the history, portrait, and genre painter Ary Scheffer. In 1868, Lanfant de Metz settled in Le Havre, where he specialized in carefree depictions of children, preferably in the context of children’s games, minor mishaps, or mischievous pranks. Oil on wooden panel. Signed lower right; Fragment of a label. 22 cm x 8.6 cm. Framed. Oil on wooden panel. Signed.
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