Paul BALZE (Rome, 1815 - Paris, 1884) Still life with pistols and powder flask Canvas mounted on panel Sale Lyon, Me Rambert, February 1, 2012, lot 215 ("composition aux pistolets") Dedicated on a bill "to Monsieur Pierre Pid? Signed on the right Paul Balze Pinx 21,7 x 56,5 cm Paul Balze, like his brother Raymond, is known for religious compositions and their friendship for Ingres. In 1856, Ingres called upon two of his students, Paul Balze and Alexandre Desgoffe, to create the still life of the jar and the the still life of the jar and the background of "The Spring" (Musée d'Orsay).