Veyrassat was a pupil of the academic painter Lehmann, but turned his attention to less elevated themes and first exhibited at the Salon in 1848.

However, he is best known for his numerous prints, winning the medal for engraving at the Saion in 1866 and 1869.

In this work an old lady sits on a chair beneath a narrow window in a small room, eating from a bowl. She wears a white cap and apron and around her are the articles of domestic life. Much of nineteenth century genre painine took its inspiration from seventeenth. century Dutch paintings of tavern scenes and simple domestic interiors. In France these small intimate paintings became fashionable cecorative pieces which were extremely popular.

Provenance: Founders bequest

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828-1893)
Date: Unknown

Image Details
Date: 12 May 2024
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of a Bowes Museum asset. This image cannot be licensed.