School Of Anne-louis Girodet About 1800 Young Nymph Bathing, Mid-body Study Oil On Canvas

Anne-Louis Girodet's painting "Jeune nymphe au bainbain, étude à mi corps", was exhibited at the Salon of 1799. This painting has been lostknown through copies and a lithograph, engraved by Girodet's pupilGirodet's pupil, Aubry-Lecomte.This version may be by a pupil or follower of Girodet.follower of Girodet.In the catalog of works engraved byAubry-Lecomte, it is entitled Baigneuse and dated 1826. A copy of this lithographin the Musée Carnavalet, Paris Jean-Baptiste Aubry-Lecomte, after Anne-LouisGirodet-Trioson (1767-1824). "Bather. Engraving. Paris, MuséeCarnavalet Museum. Date 1826 This refined work is part of the neo-classical traditionneo-classical tradition of the early 19th century, in the wake of Anne-Louis Girodet deRoussy-Trioson, David's pupil and a master of the poetic, troubled style of theromanticism.It shows a half-naked young woman, caught in a gesture ofgesture of modesty, holding back her veil with an elegant hand. The intensity of the gaze,the spiral pose evokes the mythological nymphs or allegorical figuresdear to the Empire and Restoration tastes.