GUILLAUME GEEFS (1805-83)
Paul et Virginie
1851RCIN 41033
The theme of innocent slumber was often evoked in memorials to children, but these babes are indeed only sleeping. The work is based on a best-selling tale by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, first published on the eve of the French Revolution, of an aristocratic girl from mainland France and a peasant boy growing up together in the island paradise of Mauritius.
Purchased by Prince Albert and presented to Queen Victoria at Christmas 1851
No. 90
Purchased by Prince Albert and presented to Queen Victoria at Christmas 1851
No. 90