An Exquisite c.1830s Pencil Study of the Place Royale de Bruxelles by Rose-Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803–1887) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Initially he traded as a

Initially he traded as a retail chemist

The mirrors may be distorted because of different curves

black eyebrows and rose lips on a realistic skin toned base survives from an artist’s studio from the first quarter of the twentieth century

There is a possibility the figure is American due to folk art negro dolls being popular there though the uncertainty of the figures origin is part of his charm

instead of such an art being left in the hands of a few

An Exquisite c.1830s Pencil Study of the Place Royale de Bruxelles by Rose-Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803–1887) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Initially he traded as aOrigin: French Period: Louis Philippe Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1831 35 Height: 4. 5 Width: 6 The Whole in Frame: 7. 5 wide x 5. 5 high The very fine and highly detailed French school study of the Place Royale de Bruxelles executed in pencil, almost certainly depicting the coronation of King Leopold I in 1831, the work backed onto card and presented in the original ebonised moulded frame and surviving from the Luois Philippe period, drawn by Rose