"Jean-Jacques Rousseau asleep in the cave of the Narrows", 1877 (painting)

"jean-jacques rousseau asleep in the cave of the narrows", 1877, painting frame wood, missing glass with "j chatigny pinxit", this last latin word meaning "painted", which often accompanied on a work the signature of the painter. Jean-baptiste chatigny, or joanny chatigny, born in lyon on january 19, 1834 and died in the same city on july 11, 1886, was a renowned french painter and sculptor. Dimensions: 44cm/64, 5cm.