Couple in an interior, subject taken from Walter Scott
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left Héloïse Colin 1839, supplier's stamp on the reverse of the canvas Vallé et Bourniche / Seuls Elèves et Successeurs de / BELOT / Rue de l'Arbre Sec n°3
55.5 x 46 cm
Original frame in wood and gilded stucco with Louis XV style decoration
Dimensions with the frame: 71 x 61 cm
Note: It is is undoubtedly one of the two paintings presented by the artist at the Salon of 1840, both taken from Walter Scott, one from Woodstock and the other from The Pirate. The artist was 20 years old when she painted our painting...
It should also be noted that no oil work by the artist has been listed for public sale for at least 40 years.