CAZES Romain. Saint Beat 1808 - Saint - Gaudens 1881. Bust portrait of Léodie Clairin (1817 - 1858), wife of painter Georges Clairin. Charcoal, shading, pastel and white chalk highlights (unstained). Signed and dated lower right Romain Cazes. H. 41 - L. 36 cm. Enclosed in an envelope is a family document on Elodie Clarin "petite fille de la berceuse du Roi de Rome"; niece of Commandant Marchand (glued to reverse). General bibliography: For information on Romain Cazes, a pupil of J. D. Ingres, see the exhibition catalog: Romain Cazes (1808 - 1881) peintre secret du Second Empire. Musée Ingres - Montauban 1995 - 1996.