Single women with children and servants

The painting depicts a group of people in formal dress from around the 18th century in colonial style. The men and women are dressed in period costumes. The women wear white dresses with corsets and large hats, while the men wear coats, waistcoats, and colonial trousers. The background shows an idyllic landscape with a dark forest background and part of the sky with changing colors. There are also two small dogs near the figures.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Agnostino Brunias (1730-1796), an Italian dreamer and Romantic painter living in London and inspired by Indian art. He travelled through Europe with a Scottish architect. In England, he painted elegant buildings and at the peak of his career, he accompanied Sir William Young as his personal painter on the voyage to the Lesser Antilles. He painted colonial life on the islands. After returning to England, he exhibited three paintings at the Royal Academy. Single Women with Children and Servants is located in the Brooklyn Museum. He died in Dominica on April 2nd, 1796 and was buried in the Cathedral of Roseau.