Framed: 17 1/8 x 19 3/8 inches
artist
A most popular drawing master, Lesourd-Beauregard exhibited extensively at the Paris Salons, and was awarded a medal in 1842. He was a student of Gerard van Spaendonck, a renowned fruit and flower painter in France of the early 19th century. In 1840 Lesourd-Beauregard became Professor of Botanical Drawing at the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle, replacing well-known artist and teacher, Pierre-Joseph Redouté.