About this objectJean-Baptiste-Louis Guy (1824-1888) was a French painter, draughtsman, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and portraitist. Guy belonged to the Lyon school of etchers, and studied under Jean-Claude Bonnefond in 1844-46 at the Ecole des beaux-arts in Lyon.
Many of his pictures, like this painting, depict idyllic rural scenes with a focus on cattle.
MakerGuy, Jean-Baptiste-Louis
Maker Rolepainter
Date Made1877
Period19th century
Medium and Materialsmedium: oil
support: canvas
Place MadeLyon, France
Inscription and MarksPainted signature and date, bottom right: Louis Guy 1877.
Techniqueoil on canvas
Measurementssupport: height: 144.7 cm, support: width: 91.4 cm, support: depth: cm
