Nice watercolour  created in 1850s by good listed french painter and decorator  Jean-Baptiste Beuchot (1821- Lyon- 1871). Following in his father´s footsteps, Beuchot was a man of many talents, often referred to as a painter, an art restorer, a draughtsman, and a decorator. He mostly worked in and around Lyon in the Rhone-Alps region of France, just northwest of Provence. In 1836, at the age of 15, he began attending the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon where he studied until 1841. His work appeared in several exhibitions at the Salon de Lyon, and in 1848 his "Souvenir du Dauphine" Memory of Dauphine, (probably referring to the region of France rather than a future queen), was amongst the paintings of Lyon´s academic elite. In 1849, his "Coup de vent dans une foret aux environs de Roanne" (Sudden burst of wind in a forest around Roanne) was on display, and two more of his landscapes were on display in 1851: "Vue prise aux bords de Saone, aux environs de Lyon" (View taken at the edge of the Saone, around Lyon) and "Souvenirs du Forez" (Memories of Forez). While the Salon de Lyon seemed to prefer his landscapes, Beuchot also produced many works of mythological and religious subjects as well as genre scenes. One such genre scene, "Reunion au XVIIIeme siecle" (17th Century Meeting) is displayed at one of the museums of art and history in La Rochelle, France.

In 1851 Beuchot took a young Alphonse Legros under his wing. Legros, whose paintings now grace the walls of the Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum, spent six months in Beuchot´s studio. During this time he aided Beuchot in painting the Chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the Cathedral.

Beuchot did similar ornamental and decorative paintings for the Eglise de la Charite in Lyon. The Church, built in 1624, served as a hospital, a soup kitchen, and an orphanage. It was still functioning in 1934 when the city of Lyon decided to tear the antiquated facility down to make way for the new post office building. All that remains of the church today is its bell tower.