Ernest Barthélemy Michel Le salut des drapeaux sur la place du Peyrou

Ernest Barthélemy Michel
French
1833 - 1902
Le salut des drapeaux sur la place du Peyrou

signed Ernest Michel (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 13 9/10 by 28 3/10 in.; 35.5 by 72 cm
framed: 22 1/2 by 37 in.; 57.2 by 94.2 cm

Condition Report:
The work is composed of several pieces of unlined canvas. The paint surface is stable but soiled and abraded with associated paint loss in places particularly around previous tacking holes along the right edge. Under UV light, small area of retouching left of the second flag.
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Catalogue Note:
To celebrate the 600th anniversary of the University of Montpellier between 21-26 May 1890, Ernest Michel, one of the most prominent artists of 19th century Montpellier, was commissioned to paint the event attended by the President of France, Sadi Carnot.