Antibes, la promenade à cheval, l'artiste et son fils Charles

Antibes, la promenade à cheval, l'artiste et son fils Charles is a mural in Antibes, France, showing a horseback ride beside the beach. The sea and shoreline form the setting. Two riders move along the coast: Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier and his son Charles, both presented within a family scene. A dog adds an everyday detail to the composition.

The mural draws on Meissonier’s nineteenth-century oil painting, created in an academic style with close attention to realism. The original belongs to the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Horses, clothing, movement and beach light receive precise treatment, reflecting Meissonier’s interest in observed detail. Charles later became a painter too, giving the scene a quiet link between two generations of artists. The shoreline, riders and dog bring that connection between family life, Antibes and French art into view.