Antique French Oil on Wood Folk Art Painting of Church and Strolling Figures heart-shaped cutout I believe it is actually

I believe it is actually a portrait of the late artist and longtime art professor Leon Hovsepian of Worchester

and would guess it has not very travelled far-- probably painted somewhere between there and Maine in the late 19th century

and makes it go

though photos do no justice to its presence and especially to the insanely gorgeous verdigris patina to the surface of the copper

Antique French Oil on Wood Folk Art Painting of Church and Strolling Figures heart-shaped cutout I believe it is actuallyThe back of this painting notes the subject as Eglise de Maisons Lafitte, which indeed is a church, better known as Eglise Saint Nicola, still standing in Maisons Lafitte, not far outside Paris. However, it seems that the church, completed in 1878, has had some additions and subtractions since, including losing the patterned roof and blue steeple that contribute to making this painting so striking. (There's an image of an old postcard in photos that