de POMMAYRAC Pierre-Paul Emmanuel
ELEGANT LADY WITH A HAND MIRROR
Oil on panel: 61 x 43.5 cm / 24 x 17.1 in
Signed and dated '1878' lower left
Painter of portraits and genre scenes; miniaturist.
Pierre-Paul Emmanuel de Pommayrac was born in Puerto Rico as the son of French parents. He studied under Gros and Madame de Mirabel. He was awarded a bronze medal in 1835, a silver medal in 1836 and 1848 and a gold medal in 1842. He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1852. He exhibited portraits and other subjects at the Paris Salon from 1835 to 1880.
Period:
Puerto Rico 1807 - Paris 1880
French School
Literature:
E. Bénézit, "Dictionary of Artists", Paris 2006, Vol. 11, p. 189.