Oil on canvas (lined), painted circa 1870-1880, depicting a scene featuring Rouget de Lisle singing "The Marseillaise," presented in the likely original gilt composition frame with gallery plaque.

SS 52 x 67 in.; DOA 65 x 81 in.

Estate of Sara Jane Vermilye, Alexandria, VA

The original painting, completed in 1849, by Guffens was exhibited at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1860. It was purchased from the Paris Salon in 1849, following a jury selection to help rebuild the academy's European collection after the devastating fire of 1845. Th consignor's great-great-grandfather likely admired the original painting and commissioned a copy for his own collection. The original painting sold at Sotheby's New York, 29 October 2002.

$3,000 - 5,000