ALBERT GREGORIUS | PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, HALF LENGTH

In a private collection for over 25 years.

Albert Gregorius was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David and renowned for his neoclassical portraits. His talent as a painter enabled him to become director of the Bruges Academy where he taught celebrated artists such as Madox Brown. During the 19th century, Gregorius exhibited his paintings in the Ghent Salon and Paris Salon, gaining popularity with the French nobility.