A vintage oil painting on board, 1997, after the original oil painting on canvas, A Merry Melody, by Francesco Brunery. Signed by the artist, Charles Nugent, lower right. Framed. A paper label showing detailed informational about the artwork on the back. Francesco Brunery, 1849 to 1926, also known as Francois Brunery and as François Bruneri, was an Italian academic painter. He was born in Turin, Italy and studied with Jean Leon Gerome and Leon Bonnat. Brunery received an honorable mention at the Paris Salon of 1903. He is associated with anti clerical art. One of a kind artwork.