Gustave SURAND (1860-1937) Harvest festival given by Messalina; The arenas under Caligula; Nero's triumphal entry into Rome; Tiberius' supper at Sesstius Gallus; The tortured in the arena; Nero; Julius Caesar; Roman woman in a hammam; The battle of Allia; Two gladiators; Messalina in the venereum; The Vestals; Annibalus Canvas Signed at the bottom On the back of the Vestals a label: "M. Papillon" and an inscription in red pencil: "veteran before Capsus". 3 different sizes : 110 x 137 cm - 110 x 38 cm -110 x 60 cm (approximately) Gustave Surand studied in the studio of Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921). He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1881 and presented Breton seascapes, Spanish interiors and genre scenes. In 1884, he obtained a grant which enabled him to go to Tunisia where he painted canvases with antique subjects. On his return, he specialized in animal painting, particularly in the representation of wild animals, as well as in orientalist scenes. Until 2011, our set adorned since 1905 the walls of a Parisian restaurant at 6 rue de Caumartin, the Bar Romain, which takes its name from this decor.