A classical landscape with figures by a river

In this imaginary panorama, Allegrain has included many fabriques à l'antique, such as small chapels, temples, altars, tombs, pyramids and fountains, all based on antique models. The present work is a typical example of the artist's calm and harmonious style and can be compared to the Paysage à la Rivière in the Louvre.

Allegrain's landscapes are inspired by Poussin's mythological landscapes of 1647-8 which were very much admired in Paris. As with his contemporary, Francisque Millet (1642-1679), with whom he is sometimes mistaken, Allegrain carried on the tradition of Poussin's heroic landscapes into the 18th century.