Jean-Charles-Joseph RÉMOND (Paris, 1795 - 1875) View of the Saint-Léger church in Royat, Puy-de-Dôme Paper mounted on canvas Signed and dated lower left: "Rémond / 1819 Number in yellow chalk on the frame: "6583 Sheet : 36,5 x 46,7 cm 38,9 x 47,8 cm Rémond attended the École des Beaux-Arts from the age of 15, where he was a student of Regnault. He was introduced to landscape painting by Bertin. In 1819, he undertook a trip to the Auvergne from which he brought back a series of views, later lithographed by his father. During this trip, he settled in the Puy-de-Dôme in Royat. That same year, the painter was awarded a 2nd class medal at the Salon for a historical landscape and a Study from nature in Royat.