The Angel of Death ready to cover with a shroud a young woman in love with her beauty and entertainment and who does not suspect that death could arise at any moment.
Allegory of the brevity of life and the vanity of everything.
Signed lower right Reumier (?).
The painting is in very good condition, note that it has undergone some non-visible restorations.
It is in its original frame (small gaps).
France around 1840/50
Dimensions with the frame 65x50 cm