Fine Oil On Canvas, Late 17th Century, "the Farmer's Wife Leading Her Flock," Well Framed

This beautiful pastoral work is a remarkable and delicate painting on canvas, its stretcher reinforced in the 19th century and fitted with keys. A beautiful monochrome painting from the late 17th century in France, its details and graceful composition are worthy of a great painter: "A Farm Woman Wearing a Bonnet" sits atop her donkey, her head turned, gesturing to her husband who accompanies her with their dog. The flock has crossed the stream in a landscape bathed in the diaphanous light of gently rolling hills. This charming genre scene evokes the rural life of late 17th-century painting. The work is accomplished, and this delightful painting has everything to captivate, from its well-preserved quality to its beautiful cornice that extends it so beautifully. Of a good size and in very good condition, this work possesses all the elements of a fine and inspired decorative painting with soft, harmonious colors.