"A shepherdess on horseback with her herd at the edge of a forest", this impressionist painting in the style of Nazarene school was executed 

by good listed French historical , genre and landscape painter Alexandre Marie Longuet (1810 - 1851 ). The artist ,influenced by V.N. Diaz de la Peña ,  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 lower left.

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

Measurements: unframed w 14 3/4" x h 10 7/8" (37,5 x 27,5 cm), framed w 19 7/8 " x h 16" (50,5 x 40,5 cm)

Condition: in good condition.