Louis JANMOT (Lyon 1814 - 1892 )The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist, 1864Chalkboard and etching on paper pasted on canvas. Signed, localized and dated lower left. Inscriptions in the spandrels: "Already the axe is at the foot of the tree and The tree without fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire". A sample of the canvas with inscriptions will be delivered to the buyer. 151 x 119 cmProvenance : Cécile de Pessonneaux du Puget (1857-1954), née Janmot, daughter of the artist Jean Janmot. By descent. Bibliography : E. Hardouin-Fugier, Louis Janmot, Lyon, 1981, p.105, reproduced pl.35. This is the project for the decoration of the right transept of the church of Saint-Augustin in Paris. Unfortunately, Janmot was rejected in favor of Bouguereau. Janmot had been supported by Delacroix to obtain this decoration, but the death of Delacroix in 1863 removed his main support.