01 Painting, The amorous game, Henry Guillaume Schlesinger's Dangerous liaisons, with Footnotes #85

Henry Guillaume Schlesinger (French, 1814-1893)

Dangerous liaisons, c. 1845

Oil on canvas

25 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (65.5 x 54.4 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 13,700 in Jan 2008

The present work is a charming example of the subjects favoured by Schlesinger. The scene depicts a group of fashionable figures engaged in narrative interaction surrounding a print. The two ladies turn away in modesty and giggle at its content, while the gentleman leans over them. The elegant interior, opulent and luxurious, is depicted masterfully by the artist through close attention to detail and texture. Other paintings by the artist hang in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and in the Palace of Versailles. More on this painting

Henri Guillaume Schlesinger (6 August 1814 in Frankfurt am Main , died on 21 February 1893 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a German painter of portraits and genre. Besides his oil painting, he used watercolor painting, and miniature painting on ivory.

Schlesinger studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he was active initially. He oved to Paris and continued his artistic education. In the period 1840-1889, he exhibited his work at the Paris Salon . Henri Guillaume Schlesinger in 1837 realizes several official portraits including a large equestrian portrait of Sultan Mahmud II . In 1870-1871 years he lived in London .

Schlesinger received the Legion of Honor in 1866, and his French citizenship in 1870. More on Henri Guillaume Schlesinger

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