French school; XIX century.

French school; XIX century.
"Gallant scene",
Oil on panel.
Measurements: 18 x 13,5 cm; 25 x 20 cm (frame).
Work of realistic aesthetics and academicist cut that is starred by a group of young people. These, located in the center of the composition, are completely oblivious to the viewer's gaze.
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 19th century and extended during the 20th century, within the context of historicism. 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.