Lot 43: *JULES MASSE (FRENCH, 1825-97) "UNE MATINEE CHEZ BARRAS"

signed and dated 1864 oil on canvas 41 by 56 3/4 in. 104.1 by 144.1 cm. Count Barras, the host, is situated in the center, between Mme. Grant and Mme. Tallien; at the extreme right, Napoleon and Josephine Bonaparte; behind them, Generals Kleber, Murat and Lannes; Mmes de Stael and Recamier sit conversing to Napoleon's right; behind them, Messrs. Tallien, Jourdan and Sieyes. Exhibited: Paris, Salon de 1864, No. 1310 Literature: E. About, Le Salon de 1864, Paris, 1964, p. 110 C. de Mouy, "Le Salon de 1864," La Revue Francaise, Paris, 1861, p. 250 A. Cantaloube, "Le Salon de 1864," La Nouvelle Revue de Paris, Paris, 1864, p. 621.