a person who study and dream

This work marks the artist's transition into the Pre-Raphaelite style. The composition uses the deep blue of her drapery to contrast with the forest's shadows and the golden casket. It follows the traditional narrative of curiosity and its risky consequences. Loc. Private collection. Dim. 152 x 91 cm (59.8 x 35.8 in).

Highly prized as luxury items, such vessels were often commissioned for state banquets to signal the owner's status and refined taste. The thuluth inscription on the foot repeats the epithet al alim ("the learned"), suggesting the patron was a scholarly ruler or official. Although the foot is a 19th-century replacement, its addition demonstrates the enduring value collectors place on these rare pieces. Loc. The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, US, is selling this piece at Christie’s London on April 30, 2026, to benefit its acquisitions fund. Dim. 32.7 cm H x 20.5 cm Diam (12 7/8 x 8 in.).

Meynier created this work for a cycle of five paintings commissioned by François Boyer-Fonfrède. The series decorated a private townhouse in Toulouse during the French Revolution. It serves as an example of the balanced figures and monumental scale of the Neoclassical style. Loc. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Dim. 275 cm H x 235 cm W (108 1/4 x 92 1/2 in.)