François Claudius Compte Calix Benezit Listed Miniature Painting

Exquisite French 19th century romantic miniature painting by Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix. The incredible work is housed in a fine rosewood frame.   The miniature speaks for itself, truly beyond description.  The verso on the back indicates that the female sitter is Louise Conde.

Please view my exquisite new find, a fan and early fan case, the fan signed Martinel, a copy of this painting on the lace fan.  Item is offered separately under my category of Fans.

A search of Compte-Caylix will show many of his outstanding miniature portaits.

Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix was born in Lyon on August 27, 1813 and died in Chazay d’Azergues on July 29, 1880. He received his formal training at the Beaux-Arts de Lyon from 1829 to 1833 under Professor Claude Bonnefond (1796-1860). Compte-Calix returned to the Academie to further his studies and teach drawing from 1835 to 1836. He debuted at the Salon de Lyon in 1837 with a watercolor, Portrait de l’autuer et La resistance and at the Paris Salon of 1840 with La Sœur cadette, epoque Louis XIII et La resemblance. Compte-Calix soon became a regular exhibitor at the Salons. He exhibited portraits, romantic genre scenes and anecdotal historical scenes.   Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix became a very successful engraver. His style of etching was easily adapted to his paintings. He was commissioned to illustrate numerous books and several romantic books of poetry. 

Museums:Leipzig Museum, Un religieux en garde national au service de la RepubliqueLyon Museum, Les sœurs de laitRoanne Museum, Pavy (Louis-Antoine-Auguste) 

Listed: E. Benezit, Grund vol. III, pg. 130Dictionnaire des Petits Maîtres de la peinture 1820-1920, Gerald Schurr & Pierre Cabanne, vol. I, pg. 287, illustrated pg. 287.

Dimensions:  Enamel measures 3 & 5/8ths"  inches. The frame is Rosewood with inlaid edges and measures 6 & 1/4" square.

Condition:  A small crescent shaped crack at top edge, scarcely noticible.  The back seems to have been glued in, but is removable.