Large Gouache, Love In A L Vidal Medallion

Large gouache: "love in a medallion" In a faux porphyry frame surrounded by falling flowers, two little loves surround a monogram In the center a medallion, a love offering flowers stands out against a background of landscape and flowers Unusual subject for Louis Vidal, probably an order for a wedding The treatment of the flowers is particularly successful Signed lower right painted by L Vidal 1785 Louis VIDAL 1754-1807, painter of flowers and still life period frame in gilded wood 68 by 55 cm