Maximilien’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of Countess von Voss
Maximilien Villers (French, active 1788–1804)

Paul Signac
Maximilien Luce French, 1858-1941

La Sainte-Chapelle
Maximilien Luce (French, 1858–1941)

Her Majesty Famine, Queen of Sicily
Maximilien Luce French, 1858-1941

Pablo Picasso
André Villers French, 1930-2016

Study for Mazas
Maximilien Luce French, 1858-1941

Mazas
Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) written by Jule Valles (French, 1832-1885) published by l'estampe originale

Portrait of Le Roi Marat
Unknown artist, possibly “Viller” probably French, active c. 1790–1800

Hedgerow under the snow. Villers
Robert Demachy French, 1859–1936

Louis XIV Pleading with Louise de La Vallière at the Carmelite Convent at Chaillot
Pierre-Maximilien Delafontaine French, 1774-1860

In Château Thierry sector showing service bridges destroyed by retreating enemy forces, N.W. Villers-en-Prayers
Photographic Section, U.S. Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and Major Edward J. Steichen, A.S.A. (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973)

Commode Pot
Birch and Villers (John Birch and William Villers) England, active c. 1775-1820 Birmingham, England

Teapot
Birch and Villers (John Birch and William Villers) England, active c. 1775-1820 Birmingham, England

Hommage des artistes à Picquart
Lithographs by Pierre Émile Cornillier (French, 19th century); Lucien Perroudon (French, 19th century); Louis Anquetin (French, 1861–1932); Adolphe Ernest Gumery (French, 1861–1943) Herman René Georges Paul (French, 19th century); Maximilien Luce (French, 1858–1941); George Manzana-Pissarro (French, 1871–1961); Hippolyte Petitjean (French, 1854–1929); Louis Armand Rault (French, 19th century); Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian, 1862–1926); Joaquim Sunyer y Miró (Spanish, 1875–1956); and Félix Edouard Vallotton (French, born Switzerland, 1865–1925) published by Paul Brenet (French, 19th–20th centuries) and Félix Thureau (French, 19th–20th centuries) preface written by Octave Mirbeau (French, 1848–1917)

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921