John_F wrote:
Jerry, where did you find Paul Grolleron? I seached Wikipedia under List of French artists and List of French painters. The name Grolleron appeared in neither. Of course, Wiki is never the last word. Wiki info is compiled by unnamed 'experts' and mistakes should be expected. Perhaps Grolleron might have been judged as 'minor' by whomever. When I get the time I will try the name in Rootsweb, that genealogy database.
I did a number of searches with the name previously guessed and variations of what the signature could be, but didn't find much. A search of just "french tapestry hussar" hit pay dirt. I based the comment about how well known he was from the wording in the ebay posting (which might be an exaggeration). Like I said, I am not an expert in this area.
From the ebay text: "This is a romantic French tapestry (printed and embroidered) from the end of the 19th century. It finely depicts an amorous scene with a Lady and a soldier: fourth Hussar in dress uniform under the First Empire. It is signed by the artist Paul Grolleron who died in 1901. He was a well known painter for its picture depicting the French-German war of 1870's." Other websites, mostly auctions, listed quite a few works.