Reserved - 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Female Saint At Prayer peaceful the canvas was relined professionally

the canvas was relined professionally and

Quite the contrary

Miniatures by this artist rarely surface as most are held within private collections

the ‘Pesel’

you can see a small crop of buildings set within a typically flat Dutch landscape

Reserved - 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Female Saint At Prayer peaceful the canvas was relined professionallyA fine 19th century French school portrait of a female saint at prayer. Shes wearing a green robe and looking up to the heavens with a tender expression. The portrait is unsigned but clearly by an academy trained hand. The details are exquisite, particularly around the face, and it has a touch of chiaroscuro, which references much older works. Oftentimes, portraits of this nature are copies of renaissance or baroque originals but were unable to find