European School – Noble Figures Distributing Coins to Children Ink, watercolour and gouache in a monochromatic palette on paper laid down on board, depicting members of the nobility distributing coins to children – an allegorical genre scene illustrating bourgeois and aristocratic virtues. Presented under glass in a moulded giltwood frame. In very fresh overall condition, with age-related wear; see photographs. Dimensions: sight 19 × 24.5 cm; framed 23 × 29 cm.