Paul Emile Léon Perboyre, French 1851-1929- French officers, cuirassiers, and cavalrymen waiting for battle during the Franco-Prussian War, c. 1870; oil on panel, signed, 37.5x46.5cm Provenance: A titled French family; thence by descent Note: Paul Perboyre was a pupil of Léon Bonnat. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1881 and later at the Salon des Artistes Français, having become a member of the society in 1909 Bears stamp on the reverse of the panel Julien & Pel... 184 Faubourg Ste Honore, Paris Moirina?