Allegory Of Music – L. Pradard, 19th Century”

An elegant academic painting from the late 19th century, signed "L. Pradard" at the lower left, depicting a refined allegorical scene in Greco-Roman style.
In the foreground, a young woman, wrapped in a blue-green drape, sits contemplatively on a rock. At her feet lies an ancient lyre, a symbol of music and poetry, suggesting an allegory of a Muse or Music itself.
Two additional female figures appear in the background, immersed in a darker hue, contributing to the depth and atmosphere. The scene is enriched by lush vegetation, a fruiting citrus tree, and a distant seascape with a small boat: a romantic setting typical of French academic painting of the period.
The pictorial execution is fine and meticulous: the draperies are precisely rendered, the complexions are soft, and overall the work reveals the hand of a painter trained in the French academic tradition of the second half of the 19th century.
Period: Circa 1880–1900
Artist: L. Pradard (French painter, active in the second half of the 19th century)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Signature: Signed lower left "L. Pradard"
Frame: Important contemporary, finely carved gilded frame