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From the first sketch to the final varnish, 'Une fillette avec pigeons', after Jean-Baptiste Greuze is made by hand. Based on John Constable's original. This romantic oil painting wall decor is crafted on artist-grade canvas for anyone who wants fine art oil painting with the character of an original.
'A Girl with Pigeons', after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
This painting was executed by Constable as a copy after the work by Greuze now in The Wallace Collection, London (fig. 1; inv. no. P428),1 formerly owned by the major collector William Wells of Redleaf, and loaned by him to an exhibition at the British Institution, London, in 1831 (no. 69). Constable's copy was commissioned by his friend Cordelia, Lady Jackson, after seeing the painting at the British Institution, in memory of her daughter, Henrietta, who had been taken away from her by her husband.
In a letter of August 1831, Constable wrote to Leslie: 'This friend of mine has a dear little daughter, taken from her by an unkind husband. She pines for her child - this picture is the exact image of the soft lovely girl, of whom she is bereft, & without any memorial.' Constable, who borrowed the Greuze original from Wells, appears to have worked on his own painting until 1834, at which time there was a dispute over payment - in a letter to David Lucas, his engraver, dated 14 June 1834, he wrote: 'Lady Jackson has got her little girl from Greuze. We agreed for 30 guineas, little enough - she sent me ￡30, besides omitting to pay my request of ￡1 for the case & carriage to & from the Isle of Wight - but I have named it to her.'
Every hand painted oil painting in this fine art series is finished on artist-grade canvas and checked against the original before it leaves the studio.
Each canvas is painted entirely by hand with professional oil paints on artist-grade cotton canvas. No printing, giclée, or digital imaging is used at any stage, so the surface keeps the slight relief and color variation of real brushwork.
This fine art oil painting wall decor is equally at home in a residence, a boutique hotel, or a professional office. Its romantic character makes it a safe, distinctive gift for anyone furnishing a bedroom.
Order 'Une fillette avec pigeons', after Jean-Baptiste Greuze as a hand painted oil painting on canvas and add lasting romantic character to your bedroom. Custom sizes, a digital proof before dispatch, and secure worldwide shipping are included.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 60 in | $209.48 |
| 24 X 72 in | $274.98 |
| 30 x 90 in | $399.98 |
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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