Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle, Antique French Oil on Canvas Shakespearian Lovers Historical Interior Scene, Circa 1810 Drawings & Prints in the Neo-Classical style

in the Neo-Classical style

5" wide X 5

The barometer housed in a 'rope twist' oak case with a brass bezel

photography

highlighted with copper lustre glaze

Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle, Antique French Oil on Canvas Shakespearian Lovers Historical Interior Scene, Circa 1810 Drawings & Prints in the Neo-Classical styleA fine oil on canvas painting by Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle (1778 1865), signed lower right, the painting circa 1810. Fradelle was a painter and portraitist and he specialized in literary and historical subjects. For more than a 100 years, Fradelle was mistakenly assigned his son's name, Henry Joseph Fradelle, the latter trained as an artist but never reached the critical acclaim of his father. This scene depicts a Shakespearian courting