Charles Zacharie Landelle (French, 1812-1908), A Young Woman with Brass Censer

Oil on canvas, 1870, signed and dated at lower left, framed.

Stretcher size 28 3/4 x 23 in.; Frame dimensions 36 x 30 in.

Charles Zacharie Landelle was a French painter known for his academic style and refined portraiture, particularly his orientalist works produced during the height of 19th-century European fascination with the Middle East and North Africa. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts under Paul Delaroche, Landelle became a favorite of Napoleon III and enjoyed a successful career marked by frequent Salon exhibitions and official commissions.

Landelle’s orientalist paintings of women are among his most recognized works, often depicting idealized female figures in exotic settings, rendered with meticulous attention to costume, texture, and decorative detail. These compositions reflect the romanticized vision of the East common in European art of the time, combining sensuality with elegance. His portrayals aimed more at aesthetic allure than ethnographic accuracy, contributing to the broader visual language of 19th-century Orientalism.

Light yellowing to varnish; minor loss and rubbing to frame.