Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle, Antique French Oil on Canvas Shakespearian Lovers Historical Interior Scene, Circa 1810 Sculpture Circa 1800

Circa 1800

Louis XV buffet/side cabinet

the box fitted with a chain to keep the lid open and a substantial lock to the front

the inkwell having three loop handles

an allegorical scene attributed to the Flemish/Italian artist Jan Van Der Straet (b

Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle, Antique French Oil on Canvas Shakespearian Lovers Historical Interior Scene, Circa 1810 Sculpture Circa 1800A fine oil on canvas painting by Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle (1778 1865), signed lower right, the painting circa 1810. Fradelle was a painter and portraitist and he specialized in literary and historical subjects. For more than a 100 years, Fradelle was mistakenly assigned his son's name, Henry Joseph Fradelle, the latter trained as an artist but never reached the critical acclaim of his father. This scene depicts a Shakespearian courting