Belle Epoque portrait of a young oriental beauty was executed by listed French painter Jan (Jean) Baptiste Felix France (1812 Dijon - 1903). First pupil of the School of Drawing of Dijon, and then studied in Paris by Cabanel. He exhibited at the Salon de Paris in 1870 - 1880 with portraits, including those of Mr. and J.Cornu Carraud (now - in museum of Dijon), and a genre painting : Danae.

Literature: "General Artist´s Lexicon " by Thieme/Becker; E. Benezit " Dictionary of painters, sculptors, decorators and etchers", Paris, 1999.

Inscription: signed lower left.

Technique: oil on canvas. Magnificent original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed 18 1/8 x 21 5/8" (46 x 55 cm), framed w 28 " x h 31 1/2 " (71 x 80 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.