19th-century French Pencil Drawing by Alphonse Baril (#50) Hanukkah "The Wheel of Fortune" card
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
"The Wheel of Fortune" card represents change
Cotton and painted porcelain
Petite assiette ovale Sobre
extracted from the end of a small travel bottle entrusted by Christiane Sand to perfume historian Annick Le Guérant
circa 1620 Italy
19th-century French Pencil Drawing by Alphonse Baril (#50) Hanukkah "The Wheel of Fortune" cardAlphonse Baril (1816 1888) was a watercolor painter known for his detailed and evocative landscape pieces. In our collection of Baril's works, he captures various perspectives of the French countryside as well as the buildings and cathedrals of larger cities. His works on paper feature ripped edges and the artist's notes, appearing to be torn from his sketchbook. This particular piece comes from his sketchbook dated 1873 1877 containing pencil