V. Billou, ‘The Garden of Love’, 1881

A fan panel signed and dated ‘V. Billou/1881’ in the lower left-hand corner. It features a detailed 19th-century academic-style painting, which reinterprets Peter Paul Rubens’ oil painting ‘The Garden of Love’. The scene features courtly figures and a small winged cupid. Mounted and protected within a rectangular picture frame featuring an elegant fabric mat and a gilded frame. It shows signs of wear and imperfections typical of its age.

Size: 30 x 60 cm; Size with frame: 36 x 65 cm