"Henri Joseph Van Blarenberghe (1741–1826), Follower Of, The Cooper / The Wheelwright, 1799"
Gouache on paper, signed and dated 1799 (signature to be identified, lower left) H. 25 cm × W. 37 cm Giltwood frame, under glass. A copy of Blarenberghe's famous composition in the Louvre. Exactly comparable format (approx. 25 × 37 cm excluding frame), same construction and meticulous detail of tools and architecture. Very fine quality of execution and exceptional state of preservation. Comparative reference (Louvre): Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe, The Cooper / The Wheelwright, 1796, gouache, H. 24.6 × W. 37 cm Department of Graphic Arts, Cabinet of Drawings, Drawings and Miniatures Collection. Inv. RF 3471, Recto; handwritten reference vol. 20, p. 104. Notice and link: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020015692