Antique Dark Wood Frame with Modern Canvas Print Portrait of Paul Barroilhet (1810–1871) by Thomas Couture

Own a piece of French art history with this pensive portrait of the celebrated operatic baritone Paul Barroilhet (1810–1871). This high-quality modern canvas print is a reproduction of the original 1849 masterpiece by the influential French academic painter Thomas Couture, whose pupils included Édouard Manet. The artwork captures Barroilhet—the man for whom Donizetti wrote several lead roles—with a pensive, intellectual intensity that defines the mid-19th-century Romantic aesthetic. The canvas features a textured finish that beautifully captures the heavy impasto and rich, dark tones of Couture’s original oil-on-canvas technique.

Complementing the historical subject is a magnificent, authentic antique wooden frame with a deep, wide profile. The frame is a true antique find, featuring ornate wood scrollwork, floral detailing, and a natural "crackled" finish that lends an air of museum-quality gravity to the piece. The frame shows genuine signs of age, including significant chips and loss to the decorative molding along the edges and corners. These honest imperfections reveal the wood beneath and add a layer of soulful, "shabby chic" authenticity that makes the portrait feel like a rescued heirloom.

The canvas is inset with a wood backing board and secured with vintage nails, ready to hang with an attached wire. Whether you are a lover of French opera, a collector of 19th-century portraiture, or looking to anchor a Dark Academia-inspired room, this portrait of Paul Barroilhet offers a perfect intersection of fine art history and vintage character.

*Many of the listing photos show a reflection in the glass. Second listing photo provides image of the framed portrait with no reflection.

Measurements (approximate - rounded to the nearest quarter inch):
25 inches wide
30 inches in height
1.5 inches in depth

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VINTAGE & ANTIQUE
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SHIPPING
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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