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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 239618, member: 33"]It appears that the artist's full name was probably Adolphe Weisz. Most sites say he was born in 1838, although some say 1868. I think the former (1838), mainly because I saw some listings for other prints of paintings by Weisz that were engraved by Girardet in the 1870s and 1880s. A couple of sites say that Weisz died in 1914, most just say circa 1900.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't found anything about that particular print, nor the painting on which it is based. Debora did exceptional work in finding the one listing she did!</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears that Paul Girardet was born in 1821 and died in 1893. It might be good to research him to find when the print originally was issued. If yours is a reproduction, though, it could be from much later.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love the picture, and like the paintings by Adolphe Weisz that I saw online.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 239618, member: 33"]It appears that the artist's full name was probably Adolphe Weisz. Most sites say he was born in 1838, although some say 1868. I think the former (1838), mainly because I saw some listings for other prints of paintings by Weisz that were engraved by Girardet in the 1870s and 1880s. A couple of sites say that Weisz died in 1914, most just say circa 1900. I haven't found anything about that particular print, nor the painting on which it is based. Debora did exceptional work in finding the one listing she did! It appears that Paul Girardet was born in 1821 and died in 1893. It might be good to research him to find when the print originally was issued. If yours is a reproduction, though, it could be from much later. I love the picture, and like the paintings by Adolphe Weisz that I saw online.[/QUOTE]
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