Jacques-albert Senave "the Little Master" Oil On Canvas 18th Century

"The Little Master" a skylight illuminates an attic where a family scene is taking place: a child standing on the knees of a maid, makes a small dog perched on a stool stand up, thanks to a treat. In front of the mother who watches them with her arms crossed, draped in white, in the right corner another child plays on a drum. The objects and furniture seem to be of good provenance contrasting with the modest appearance of the room. (reminiscent of the captivity of Marie-Antoinette) Good used condition, recent frame, stretcher of 25 x 32.5 cm Attributed by expert to Jacques-Albert Senave, Flemish painter, active in Paris at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Born in Loo in 1758, he was trained in the United Provinces, and came to Paris around 1780, where he died in 1823. Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Parody of Apelles. Paris, Louvre Museum, View of the Grande Galerie du Louvre, (around 1798), oil on wood, 29 x 24 cm.