From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleReturn from the Cattle Fair

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 (1824-1888)

Maker Rolepainter

Date Made1877

Period19th century

Medium and Materialsmedium: oil
support: canvas

Place MadeLyon, France

Style and IconographyLandscape

Style and IconographyAnimals

Inscription and MarksPainted signature and date, bottom right: Louis Guy 1877.

Techniqueoil on canvas

Measurementssupport height: 144.7 cm
support width: 91.4 cm

Subject and Association Keywordscow

Subject and Association Keywordsroad

Subject and Association Keywordsinn

Subject and Association Keywordscloud

Subject and Association Keywordstree

Credit LineGiven by R. B. Sedgwick, 1912.

Object Typepainting

Object numberBIKGM.10

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved