Genre painting in a peasant interior with a school girl, dressed in czech folk costume with a book in the hand , the painting was executed ca. 1870 and due to the style and composition attributed to well listed Czeck romanticist Quido Manes (1827 - Praque - 1901). For comparison see the cataloque of the permanent exhibition "Czech 19th century paintings" in the Czech National Gallery , page 104-105, Praque, 1998.

Inscription: unsigned, on the reverse - inscription in czech with the name of previous owner.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period gold-plated wood frame.

Measurements: unframed 15 1/4" x 20 3/4 " ( 38,5 x 53), , framed w 19 1/2" x h 24 5/8 " (49,5 x 62,5 cm)

Condition: in very good condition.