École du milieu du XIXème siècle Portrait of two brothers in uniform, possibly cadets of the United States Naval Academy (?), against a landscape background. 1850. Oil on oval canvas. Signed "VINMER" and dated lower left. On the reverse of the canvas, canvas dealer's stencil mark "Binant, à Paris". Canvas: 73.5 x 65.5 cm - Frame: 100 x 98 cm. Cracks, stains, old restorations and patches on back. Rectangular frame with gold patina and oval view, in molded wood and molded plaster decorated with cartouches, foliate scrolls and pearl necklace (wear and a few chips). Alfred Binant (1822-1904), dealer in articles and canvas for painters, active in Paris.