An Exquisite c.1830s Pencil Study of the Place Royale de Bruxelles by Rose-Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803–1887) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Painted within the circle of

Painted within the circle of Hubert von Herkomer in oils on canvas

well cast of a bearded gentleman

Whether used to decorate a wall with a whimsical artwork or as a substitute face for a long case

trading as Roberson & Miller (1828-1839) at 51 Long Acre

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

An Exquisite c.1830s Pencil Study of the Place Royale de Bruxelles by Rose-Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803–1887) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Painted within the circle ofOrigin: 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