Charles’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.

The Minstrel
Charles Jean Louis Courtry (French, 1846-1897) after Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879)

The Minstrel
Charles Jean Louis Courtry (French, 1846-1897) after Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879)

Louis Phélypeaux de la Vrillière
Robert Nanteuil French, 1623-1678

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

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

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

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

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

The Monkey Antiquarian
Pierre-Louis de Surugue (French, 1716–1772) after Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779)

The Roll Call of the Last Victims of the Terror
Charles Louis-Lucien Muller (French, 1815–1892)

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

The Monkey Painter
Pierre-Louis de Surugue (French, 1716-1772) after Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)

L'Occupation (The Occupation,from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748-1819) after Sigmund Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801) and Jean Henri Eberts (Swiss, 18th century) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Comte Charles-Louis Huguer de Sémonville (?)
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French, 1808–1879)

Les Confidences (Confidences, from from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748-1819) after Sigmund Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801) and Jean Henri Eberts (Swiss, 18th century) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

La Promenade du Matin ( The Morning Walk, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748-1819) after Sigmund Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801) and Jean Henri Eberts (Swiss, 18th century) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

Sketch for The Revolt of Cairo
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824)

The Comtesse de Cossé in a Salon
Imitator of Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle French, 1717-1806