Live Auction 561319th Century European Art
Hugues Merle (French, 1823-1881)
Lot 128

Hugues Merle (French, 1823-1881)

Heroine of the faith

Closed2 May 2014

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GBP 12,500

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Hugues Merle (French, 1823-1881)
Heroine of the faith
signed and dated 'HUGUES MERLE/ 1854' (lower left)
oil on canvas
26 x 21.3/8 in. (66 x 54.3 cm.)

Specialist note

A student of Léon Cogniet, Merle featured at the Paris Salon from 1847 to 1880, winning second-class medals in 1861 and 1863. He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1866. His compositions often have a theatrical quality.