The picture belongs to the tradition of French early 19th century landscape painting popularised by Bertin and Bidauld. There is a careful blend of realism with neoclassical overtones. The site is likely to be an imaginary one, since pictures of this type were rarely topographical in their content. The picture is of some importance in the artist’s work as the date of 1819 indicates that he was continuing to paint in a neoclassical style.

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