Excellent oil on canvas circa 1860 depicting a rural landscape with a small hamlet next to a road. In the foreground, a young shepherd with a pig and a few sheep. A windmill and an ox-drawn cart at the end of the road complete the scene. Superior quality and very decorative work. Signed J. Vuillemot in the lower left corner, this painting was sold at the Parisian auction house Hôtel Drouot on April 26, 1904. In the exhibition catalog, it appears as lot number 86: “Vuillemot - Le
Petit Gardeur de porc”.
Artist: J. Vuillemot.
Signed in lower left corner.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Condition: Very good condition.
Dimensions: 38 x 58 cm. / 15 x 23 in.
Frame: 56 x 73 cm. / 22 x 28 ¾ in. Gilt wood, very good condition.
Origin: France.