Le Billet Doux — R.b.a John William Godward

Le Billet Doux

Discover "Le Billet Doux" by John William Godward – a serene 1913 oil painting of a classical woman overlooking a breathtaking coastal landscape. Romanticism & timeless beauty. Ideal for art collectors.


r.b.a john william godward (1861 - 1922)

Explore John William Godward (1861-1922), a Victorian Neo-Classical painter famed for beautiful women in classical settings. Discover his meticulous detail & Alma-Tadema influence. #NeoClassicism #VictorianArt

Le Billet Doux is an oil on canvas painting by the English painter John William Godward. It is painted in 1913. The vast majority of Godward's extant images feature women in Classical dress, posed against these landscape features, though there are some semi-nude and fully nude figures. The painting (80 × 39.8 cm) is now in the Collection of Edward B. Frankel, M.D.