Exceptionelle II

19th Century After Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, “First Steps," Oil on Canvas Painting

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Description

Keywords: French genre painting, 19th century academic art, mother and child scene, domestic interior, neoclassical influence, European salon painting, oil on canvas, attributed work, museum-comparable art

Attributed to Antoinette Cécile Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (French, 1784–1845), First Steps, a 19th century oil on canvas genre scene depicting a young child taking their first steps.

Note: A known variant of this composition is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts of Libourne.

Art: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.), Frame: 26 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (67.3 x 57.2 cm.) approx

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(Restorations), frame damaged