Allegorical scene with beauty, captured by cupid, was executed 1850 by listed French historical , genre and landscape painter Alexandre Marie Longuet (1810 - 1851 ). The artist ,influenced by V.N. Diaz, worked in paris, where exhibited in the Salon from 1831 to 1850 with historical and genre scenes, landscapes, nude paintings. His works situated in museum of Narbonne("Pastorale"), in museum of Montpellier ("Bathing woman"); in museum of Muehlhausen ("Bather") and in museum of Toulon.  

Literature: E. Benezit " Dictionary of painters, sculptors, decorators and etchers"(in French), Paris, 1999. "General Artist´s Lexicon " by Thieme/Becker, Leipzig, 1999; Bellier-Auvray, Dict.gen.

Inscription: signed and dated 1850 lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas. Magnificent original period gold-plated frame .

Measurements: unframed w 17 1/3" x h 24 1/3" (44 x 62 cm), framed w 25 1/4 " x h 31 1/2" (64 x 80 cm)

Condition: in perfect condition