François Bernard (French/New Orleans, 1812-1875), "Member of the Burthe Family, reputedly Antoinette Estelle Millaudon Burthe (1819-1853)", 1856, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, handwritte

millaudon burthe estelle 1819-1853 carrollton françois antoinette note streets judge victor orleans fathers reverse bernard handwritten member family portrait wealthy 1785-1852 frame courthouse town seat railroad retain sitter 1856 married laurent 1785-1868 louisiana based completed artist dominque presents french/new reputedly canvas posthumous antoinette’s 1812-1875 left information attached painting years known served founding presidents calm signed period lovely highlights dated lower offered possibly landowner state government jefferson parish prominent figures considered company public transit trolley systems urban men’s surnames tribute repose sits vase flowers represented making possible study small birds depicted brooch bernard’s sharp versatility agile portrayal burthe’s political 1855 united legacy placed reach executed finely sitter’s life oval death figure 1874 states families table arm’s precise jewelry neck portraiture