Is this a tourist painting?

This is a copy of the Girl with Kitten by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau. The original is in the National Gallery in London. This is not a print, it is painted in oil and the frame is gold leafed. Is this something that was sold in the Museum Shop? I know she had it for many years, at least from the 1980's maybe even longer. It is about 6" x 5". Thank you.

 

I don't know why that first photo posted twice.

 

More likely something from a department store or furniture store, and it's older than the 80s. This sort of thing, with that kind of backing, was popular in the 50s ... best guess. Someone else might know better.

 

Decorative reproduction.

Debora

 

Thank you both. She traveled, a lot, so I thought it might have been something she picked up as a souvenir in a Museum.

 

Are you sure yours is a painting? It appears to be a print with an applied surface. Take a look how the "brush strokes" don't correspond to the color underneath.

Debora

 

Isn't she a charmer!

Take a look at some of the pastels by Maurice Quentin de la Tour:

 

I brought out my heavy duty magnifying glass. It is a painting and the strokes match. I think I might be able to get a close-up around the sleeve and cat in the daylight tomorrow. The paint and brush strokes match up. What you may be seeing, are the brush strokes across the surface from an application of varnish.

 

There are several painted copies of this currently listed on eBay France "Perronneau Fille et Chat", some on silk. It's a popular image.