“Family portrait”, 19th century

Oil on canvas “Family portrait”, painted wooden cardre.
The dark clothes of the woman and children, although enhanced with white lace collar and shirt, refer to the recent mourning probably of the wife’s husband.
XIX century,
English school

Fixed under glass “English woman in coat”, 18th century

Painting under glass is a difficult artistic technique that is executed directly on a sheet of glass. The glass supports the paint like a canvas. Thus the glass serves both as a support and as a protective varnish. It is a “cold” painting technique so the process does not require baking. The pigment is bound to the glass by an oily vehicle most often based on varnish.

“Allegory of sight”, 18th century

Oil on canvas representing the allegory of sight.

This painting is actually composed of two paintings attached and relined. Was it a diptych or a series of several paintings, two of which would have been joined together?

Painted canvas, late XVII century

Painted canvas representing a couple of Triton and Naiad children in a garden decor at the fountain of the Four-Dolphins in Aix en Provence, trompe l’oeil frame with foliage decor.

End of the 17th century,
Provence, France.