Emmanuel’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.

Le Midi (Midday, from Quatre parties du jour)
Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt (French, 1738-1815) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

Le Matin (Morning, from Quatre parties du jour)
Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt (French, 1738-1815) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

La Nuit (Night, from Quatre parties du jour)
Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt (French, 1738-1815) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

Le Soir (Evening, from Quatre parties du jour)
Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt (French, 1738-1815) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette (Jean Patchett), New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Black & White Vogue Cover (Jean Patchett), New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Summer Sleep, New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

The Ape Tied in a Courtyard
Jean de Gourmont French, 1506-1551

Old Man with a Boy Reading
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Departure of Summer
Man Ray American, 1890–1976

Saint Eligius and King Dagobert
Jean de Gourmont French, 1506-1551

Nude Child Seated
Jean de Gourmont French, 1506-1551

Chess Set
Man Ray American, 1890–1976

The Virgin Seated on an Altar
Jean de Gourmont French, 1506-1551

Portrait of Emmanuel Rio
Albert Schindler (Austrian, 1805–1861)

Saint George Slaying the Dragon
Emmanuel Fremiet (French, 1824–1910)

What We All Lack
Man Ray American, 1890–1976

Invention
Man Ray American, 1890–1976

Laocoön
Jean de Gourmont French, 1506-1551

Percolator
Man Ray American, 1890–1976