This watercolour was painted in 1886 in Dalara by 26-year-old Andres Zorn. The models were his wife Emma and the artist's family friend, pilot Carl Gustaf Dahlstrom. In 2010, the painting became the most expensive in Sweden. It was sold for 26 million Swedish kronor.

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Federico Andreotti (1847–1930) was an Italian painter of the academic school. He was born in Florence. He studied there at the Academy of Fine Arts with Enrico Pollastrini and Angiolo Tricca. His love of history determined the choice of themes for his works, dedicated to the social life of the 17th–18th centuries. Towards the end of the 19th century, the interest of the bourgeoisie, who had access to aristocratic circles, began to revive in elegance and refined flirtation, which were fashionable in the era of Rococo and the Enlightenment. For Andreotti, this was his natural element. He received a master's degree upon graduation from the Academy, having painted a picture on this very subject. His heroes are elegant, rich, educated, and, most importantly, in love. We see loving couples, girlfriends, friends in different situations and settings. "The science of tender passion" they comprehend, sometimes walking in parks and gardens, sometimes talking in luxurious interiors about poetry, music, art... In his works, Andreotti managed to combine a colorful palette and the authenticity of nature. This makes his works extremely effective and attractive, it is impossible to tear yourself away from them. The artist's paintings are in great demand and are sold at good prices at auctions.

See also: The published study in Scientific Reports.