François Bossuet (attributed To) - Animated View Of A City In Spain

FrançoisBossuet was a Belgian painter of picturesque views of towns inFlanders, Italy and Spain.
He was a student at thewas a student at the Antwerp Academy under Guillaume-JacquesHerreyns and at the Brussels Academy, where he became a professor.Author of a famous treatise on perspective in 1834,Bossuet is known for his selection of picturesque sites depictedusing his mastery of perspective and animating them with small, colorful figures.colorful characters.
We are in Spain herewe're in Spain, as evidenced by the costumes worn by thewomen with their shawls, and the gendarme on the left with his characteristichat. This could be a sketch for a larger work, given thework, given the richness of the composition: although a smallthe geometrical construction is skilful, and it is richlyis rich in lively characters with different attitudes, and theand the details are numerous and descriptive, such as the women'sthe women's costumes or the small posters on the left.