Victorian Oval Portrait, Original Fine Oil on Board — Original Gilt Frame, Documented 19th Century Provenance bow decor ” diameter

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Beautifully hand-painted in classic blue and white motifs

such as the intensely colored Alpenglühen and the airy Lanarth White

16” Diameter

Victorian Oval Portrait, Original Fine Oil on Board — Original Gilt Frame, Documented 19th Century Provenance bow decor ” diameterA face that has held its composure for well over a century. She is painted half length, dressed in dark mourning weight fabric with a lace day cap and a fichu tied at the throat, secured with a hairwork brooch the small glazed compartment holding a braided lock of hair that Victorian women commonly wore to keep a loved one close. It is an easy detail to overlook, and the one that gives this portrait its quiet particularity. The painting is oil on