Portrait of a young child, dressed in a blue dress trimmed with white lace, holding a small dog.
The work, signed Merry Joseph Blondel, illustrates the sweetness and innocence of childhood through a delicate and refined style, typical of 19th-century bourgeois portraits. The harmonious palette of blues and light tones highlights the finesse of the drawing and the elegance of the sitter.
“Merry-Joseph Blondel, born July 25, 1781, in Paris and died June 12, 1853, in the same city, was a French Neoclassical painter.”
France, 19th century, dated 1855
Height without frame: 41 cm
Width without frame: 32 cm
Total height: 51 cm
Total width: 43 cm
