Country Scene By Jacques Swebach-desfontaines 1769-1823

Very pretty and rare oil on wood representing characters in the countryside with a stagecoach moving away dimensions 24.5cm x 32cm plus period frame 39cm x 47cm a little damaged which I point out so as not to have the blame signed at the bottom on the right annotated on the back Jacques François José Swebach known as Fontaine or Swebach-Desfontaines born March 19, 1769 in Metz, Died December 10, 1823 in Paris Painter of history, battles, genre scenes, watercolorist, engraver This artist, student of his brother then student of Duplesis From 1802 to 1813 he was first painter at the Sèvres Manufacture. He began under the pseudonym Fountein at the age of 14. He was rewarded at the Paris Salon. His works appear in various museums and his paintings can fetch very high prices, free shipping worldwide.