Paul and Virginie
by SCHOPIN, Frédéric-Henri, Oil on canvas, 127 x 157 cm
This composition is based on the famous novel Paul and Virginie by Bernardin de Saint Pierre, Paul and Virginia, which was a huge success at its first publication in 1787. Schopin painted several episodes from this novel, two of which were exhibited at the Salon in Paris 1843 and one in 1857.