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

Celeste Richomme
Louis Antoine Léon Riesener French, 1808-1878

Lion Fighting a Serpent
Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875)

Pierre Dupuis, Painter to the King
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Nicolas Mignard (French, 1606-1668)

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Roger and Angelica Mounted on the Hippogriff
Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875)

Jaguar Standing
Antoine Louis Barye French, 1795-1875
![The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/a597facd-9306-2729-d5b6-d63025ba5928/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia
After a design by Antoine Caron (1521–1599) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture du Faubourg Saint-Marcel France, Paris

Gaspar Charrier, King's Secretary
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Thomas Blanchet (French, c. 1614-1689)

Saint Jerome
Antoine Masson French, 1636-1700

E-23: French Dining Room of the Periods of Louis XV and Louis XIV
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Cheval Turk
Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875)

Panther Seizing a Stag
Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875)

E-24: French Salon of the Louis XVI Period, c. 1780
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Lioness and Cubs
Antoine Louis Barye French, 1795-1875

E-18: French Salon of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-22: French Provincial Bedroom of the Louis XV Period, 18th Century
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Interrogation II
Leon Golub American, 1922–2004

E-19: French Dining Room of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-20: French Library of the Louis XV Period, c. 1720
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Corner Cabinet
Jean Henri Riesener French, born Germany, 1734–1806 Paris