Dame and Doves in a Garden by Paul Dominique Philippoteaux

Dame and Doves in an Overgrown Garden, Dated 1873

A beautiful dame in regency era dress leans against a pillar with a crouching cupid statue. Her gaze is set downwards, focused on a pair of doves beside her.

Signed P. Philippoteaux and dated Paris 73 (lr)

Artist: 

Paul Dominique Philippoteaux, French, 1845-1923

Oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 13 inches (46 x 33 cm)

Provenance:
Collection of Henry P. Martin before 1907
Bequest of Henry P. Martin to the Brooklyn Museum, 1907