Ricard was born in Marseilles, and studied under Léon Cogniet. He exhibited at the Salon from 1850. He often visited Italy and was in England 1848-50 and 1870-71. He painted chiefly portraits.
Louis-Gustave Ricard
1823 - 1873
Paintings by Louis-Gustave Ricard
Louis-Gustave Ricard (1823–1873) worked primarily as a portraitist, producing almost 150 portraits, including many of his fellow artists. He also made copies of old masters, particularly in the Louvre, several of which were particularly admired. He travelled from 1844, making trips to Italy, Belg...
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Louis-Gustave Ricard (1823–1873) worked primarily as a portraitist. He moved to England during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, when he probably painted this portrait of a young Ellen Odette (1857–1933), the eldest daughter of Henri Louis Bischoffsheim, a wealthy Jewish banker. Ellen would hav...
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