# Paul and Virginie

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SCHOPIN, Frédéric-Henri](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/schopin-frdric-henri-r49623e656d4204>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 127 x 157 cm

## Commentary

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.

## Attribution

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