Heurt Forrest (1 results)

An 18th century scene showing a man and woman in elaborate dress, surprised in a boudoir by another woman entering the room. 4 inches in diameter. An amusing jeu d'esprit, very possibly done by the artist to oblige the owner of a old and previously empty frame. The elegant scene is not very lacivious--everybody is fully dressed, although the surprised lady, who turns away from the evidently unwelcome visitor, shows a fair amount of leg, and the gentleman is holding his tricorn hat in what might be regarded as a somewhat compromising position. The artist, an Englishman born at the end of the 19th century, studied with the eminent Walter Sickert and went on to exhibit landscapes and portraits at various prestigious venues in England and France. Glazed and framed in black wood and gilt metal frame of earlier date An 18th century scene showing a man and woman in elaborate dress, surprised in a boudoir by another woman entering the room. 4 inches in diameter.