Wilhelm August Rudolf Lehmann, German / English 1819-1905- Jean-Francois Chomel...

Wilhelm August Rudolf Lehmann,
German / English 1819-1905-

Jean-Francois Chomel (1810-1876);

pencil on paper, signed, dated, and inscribed 'A compte a son ami / Chomel / par / Rudolf Lehmann... Rome. Avril 184[?]', 26.4 x 20.4 cm.

Provenance:
Anon. sale, Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, 28 March 2012, lot 224.

Note:
Rudolf and his brother Henri Lehmann (1814-1882) studied at the École des Beaux-arts in Paris. Rudolf moved to London in 1866, where, in part through his wife Amelia Chambers (1838-1903), he was connected to Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), and George Eliot (1819-1880). Lehmann worked primarily as a portraitist, with his skill in capturing the character and presence of his sitters evident in the present work.