Antique French Brittany Carved Oak Bench with 16th Century Portrait Panels 1560 Drawings & Prints The bronze is raised on

The bronze is raised on a black & gold pyramidal shaped marble plinth

His unique role as an important American painter is affirmed by the constant interest and continuing reassessment afforded his work

circa 1890

the lamp post rises from behind & above the dancer

His son Hendrik Frans van Lint from his second marriage was a celebrated landscape painter in Rome

Antique French Brittany Carved Oak Bench with 16th Century Portrait Panels 1560 Drawings & Prints The bronze is raised onA rare French Brittany carved oak bench from the late 19th century, fitted with original carved French Renaissance portrait panels from circa, 1560. The bench was constructed in Brittany circa 1890 mainly from ancient timber repurposed from other 16th century furniture, the back is mounted with a pair of finials & two back rails surrounded with a carved frieze and scrolled acanthus brackets to the sides. The armrests are carved with gargoyle head