François VERNAY (1821-1896) Roses in a Vase Oil on paper, mounted on canvas H. 24.8 cm - L. 19 cm C.D. Provenance: Former collection of Docteur Hudellet et Convert (according to a handwritten label on the reverse) Collection Patrice Steffan, Lyon (handwritten on the back of the stretcher) Galerie Patrice Steffan, Lyon Attached is a certificate of authenticity issued by Patrice Steffan in Lyon, dated 21 October 2021. Our painting is similar to Bouquet de roses, in the Musée Albert André, Bagnols-sur Cèze, reproduced on page 80 of the catalogue of the retrospective devoted to the artist by the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, in 1999.