Leon Perrault Child w/ Dove — Antique Art Supplement Print c.1900

Offered is an original antique newspaper art supplement featuring a charming child portrait after French academic artist Léon-Jean-Baptiste Perrault (1832–1908), known for sentimental childhood imagery in the Bouguereau tradition.

This large-format lithographic supplement reproduces a tender genre scene of a young child seated seaside, gently holding a white dove — symbolizing innocence and purity. The soft tonal palette and painterly detail made such prints highly desirable for parlor and nursery display at the turn of the century.

Originally issued as a Sunday newspaper art insert, these supplements were intended for framing and remain collectible today for both decorative and historical value.

• Artist: After Léon Perrault

• Date: c. 1900

• Medium: Lithograph / color supplement print

• Publication: Newspaper art supplement

• Size: ~17 x 11 in (sheet)

• Format: Original period print — not a reproduction

• Frame: Unframed (ships flat)

• Original centerfold (as issued)

• Age toning consistent with newsprint

• Edge wear / minor corner handling

• Light surface wear possible

No modern printing characteristics observed.