A Mid-19thC European School Oval Oil on Board Portrait of a Lady sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles There are some minor marks

There are some minor marks to the base

The sketch is a snapshot of the performer when not performing: we view her voyeuristically

we think this more charming than a botched restoration

the trees and branches are prominent in the work and the whole has a certain mysterious ambience

One of the drawers is lined with the ‘Walker’s Age Cabinets’ advertisement boasting that the drawers are “Neatness

A Mid-19thC European School Oval Oil on Board Portrait of a Lady sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles There are some minor marksOrigin: European Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 70 Canvas Height: 8 inches Canvas Width: 6. 25 inches In Frame: 13. 75 x 10. 5 inches The well depicted three quarter depiction on board of a young to middle aged lady in a neutral contemplative pose survives from the first half of the nineteenth century and is presented in its original carved & gilt painted softwood frame depicting large birds and floral pierced