French school; ca. 1850.

French school; ca. 1850.
"Gallant scene".
Enameled porcelain.
Presents faults and damage to the frame.
Measurements: 16 x 26 cm; 32 x 40 cm (frame).

Gallant scene in glazed porcelain. This type of scenes, of gallant and hedonistic theme, cheerful and colorful, worked with a precious and descriptive invoice, were frequent during the second half of the XIX century and extended during the XX century, within the context of the historicisms. They belong to the genre called "de casacones" in Spain, and "tableautin" in France, characterized by works inspired by an idealized past, frequently from the 17th and 18th centuries, normally of small or medium format and destined to an eminently bourgeois clientele. One of the first examples of this genre is "Il Contino", by Mariano Fortuny, dated 1861 and preserved in the National Museum of Art of Catalonia.