Allegorical Rooster Drama with Statue, Strange Antique Oil on Canvas, Framed boy shaving They come from a scarce

They come from a scarce 1808-10 work "Conchyliogie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles

It will sit up on its own

and I especially love the facial expressions

A bit of a curious one

11" x 6 3/4" x 3/4"

Allegorical Rooster Drama with Statue, Strange Antique Oil on Canvas, Framed boy shaving They come from a scarceA strange one! There seems to be a long history of rooster paintings, cock fight paintings included, though I have not been able to put a finger on the precise origins of the genre. This one oil on unstretched canvas, framed under glass I found in Maine, and believe dates to the late 19th early 20th c., with the frame perhaps original to it. And it certainly seems allegorical to me, though I'm not sure I understand all of its implications! The pair of