John Lewis-Brown, French 1829-1890- Attelage sur la plage, 1872; oil on panel, signed and dated, 48.7x64.5cm Provenance: Beaussant-Lefevre, Paris, 1st June 2005, lot 81 Note: John Lewis Brown was born in Bordeaux to a Scottish family. Largely self-taught and best known as a horse painter and painter of elegant equestrian scenes, he exhibited at the Salon for the first time in 1848. He was a socialite and society painter, who became a chronicler of Parisian high society before the war of 1870. The present work combines these two sides of his career, showing an elegant couple taking a break during their journey in a horse-drawn carriage. The influence of the Impressionists can be seen in his large brushstrokes, which are a feature of his later works. Please refer to department for condition report