A Scene in an Italian Country Inn, possibly a Self-Portrait of the Artist with her Husband on their Wedding Trip, Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, 1821 or 1825

The painting may possibly depict the artist with her husband on their wedding trip (they were married in 1820). The setting is an italian inn where two itinerant musicians dressed in traditional costume regale their visitors with a song. The background may depict a vista of the alban hills. The scene is typical of many of haudebourt-lescot’s works, where the focus was on genre subjects or the daily lives of the people, their clothing, customs and traditions. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: 1821 or 1825. Dimensions: height: 61 cm (24 in) ; width: 51 cm (20 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, Louis Pierre Haudebourt. Collection: Clark Art Institute. Self-Portrait of the Artist and Her Husband on Their Wedding Trip by Hortense Haudebourt Lescot