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Rene Theodore Berthon (1776-1859): Madonna of the Rosary, oil on canvas, dated 1845
Rene Theodore Berthon (1776-1859): Madonna of the Rosary, oil on canvas, dated 1845 Work: 223 x 180 cm Frame: 246 x 205 cm The date rather difficult to read,although it is without any doubt in the 1840's. Rene Theodore Berthon (1776-1859) was a French painter, born in Tours in 1776 and died in Paris.He studied under the famous painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). He painted portraits and religious and historical subjects, which gained him a certain reputation in the days of the First Empire and the Restoration. Some of his paintings are part of the Versailles collection. (link) He was the father of the portrait painter George Theodore Berthon, who emigrated to England and Canada, and the miniature painter Sidonie Berthon.
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Rene Theodore Berthon (1776-1859): Madonna of the Rosary, oil on canvas, dated 1845
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