Young Woman with a Fan

Pastel portait of a Young Woman with a Fan

80 cm x 65 cm

Impressionist pastel, Louis XV style

On the back: "Sent by Mr. Empeyta Servette Solitude 105 Geneva"

Insurance price: 500 francs

Return address Miss M? Empeyta 

Servette Solitude 105 Geneva"

Louis XV frame

Eugène Empeyta (1840-1889) was a Geneva politician. The majority of his career was spent in municipal politics, although he also served as a member of the Grand Council. He was an administrative councillor eight times, most recently from 1882 to 1886. After that, he remained a simple municipal councillor. He was responsible for the construction of the slaughterhouses at La Jonction, which were later relocated to La Praille. He was one of the initiators of the 1896 Geneva National Exhibition.