Anacreon And Love, Joseph Leroy 1810

Anacreon collects and warms Wet Love in his home, oil on canvas by Joseph Leroy around 1810.
Signed lower right.
Anacreon is one of the greatest Greek lyric poets. We see him here aged in an antique setting of Love on his knees. Anacreon being best known for his love poetry.
Joseph Leroy is a neo-classical painter, student of Joseph-Benoît Suvée, (1743 - 1807). Very influenced by neoclassical culture and by his master, he painted portraits and mythological subjects inspired by antiquity. He exhibited at the Salon from 1795 to 1827.
Oil on canvas in very good condition, original canvas. Period frame.
Frame 55x47 cm