"Sheperdes Near A Forest By Louis Robbe"
"Robbe Louis, outdoor animal painter". ROBBE Louis Born in Courtrai on November 17, 1806, died in Brussels on May 2, 1887. Pupil of Eugène Verboeckchoven and Jean-Baptiste De Jonghe. Professor of Charles De Groux. Awarded in Paris at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 Bronze medal in 1837 First outdoor animal painter of the Belgian school (preceding the Barbizon school) Museums: Paris - Brussels - Moscow (Rounianzeff) - New York H/T Signed lower left. With very nice frame.