"Animated Landscape Fishing Scene Framed 18th Gouache Louis XVI Period"
Superb late 18th century oval gouache of an animated scene on the edge of a river Very finely painted landscape with a bridge spanning a river, thatched cottages in the forest in the background and on the front a Gouache line fisherman very typical of the Louis XVI period with a sky that announces Raphaelism and the Romantic period Soft and pastel tones Very pretty old Marie-Louise slightly later All framed by a Louis XVI baguette carved with ovals and rows of pearls Mounted frame with keys Gouache laminated on a cardboard because it has undergone some old restorations (on the left in the oval a repainted lack and towards the middle a trace of folding) The whole has a lot of charm total length: 47.6 cm width: 40 .1 cm th: 2.5 cm Oval view of the gouache: 32.3 x 23.7 cm Interior view with the Marie-Louise: 39.1 x 31.7 cm