I took these photos in Blois in June 2009. CHM was visiting from Paris. We made an afternoon of it. I'm not sure where we saw the stained-glass window on the right. It might have been inside the Chapelle Saint-Calais at the Château de Blois. Or it might have been in the nearby Église Saint-Nicolas.
I do know, however, that the painting below is one of CHM's grandfather's works. His name was also CHM — Charles-Henri Michel. He was born in 1817 and died in 1905. The man I worked with and got to be friends with spelled his name Charles-Henry. He was born in 1924, and he and I were friends for many decades, until his death in 2024.
I don't think I ever asked Charles-Henry why he changed the spelling of his name. He probably would have told me that it was none of my business. This painting by his grandfather was finished in 1901.
Above and below are some pictures I took inside the François 1er wing of the château and one of a nearby church, St-Vincent-de-Paul (17th century).
Charles-Henry's grandfather was so talented. I think that you must have seen a good many of his works over the years of traveling together.
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed seeing painter Charles Henri Michel's works.
ReplyDeleteThat painting (and the frame) are pretty wonderful. Interesting to see the interior shots with the tile floors. Not what I was expecting.
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