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Late 19th Century Watercolour - The Widow

Late 19th Century

A finely painted Victorian watercolour of a young lady in mourning, full length, seated in a chair. Beautifully presented in an elegant gilt-effect frame with rope-twist profile. Uns...

A truly beautiful portrait of an older woman taking a quiet moment to read a book at her bureau. She is clearly a woman of high standing shown in her richly textured clothes: satin ribbons, lace shawl and a velvet bodice and skirts. Her tight ringletted hair was a style popular in the 1880s but as she is an older woman this is probably a style she carried through her life, dating the painting around 1880 instead. This painting captures the serene and intensely personal act of solitary reading with gentle aplomb using a watercolour brush...

A delicate watercolour study of a young girl named to the reverse as Mary Elizabeth Price (1858-1917). She carries a selection of flowers in her apron and wears a pretty pale pink dr...

A charming watercolour study depicting a mother seated in an armchair with her daughter to her side. The portrait is a wonderful example of the differing fashions between the generat...

Gertrude Braud 19th Century Watercolour on paper, initialled and dated 'Sep 29/69'. Image size: 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (24 x 17 cm)

This fine mid-19th-century German miniature depicts a woman wearing a black dress and a beautiful white and lilac day cap. Produced around 1840, this exquisite piece on porcelain is...

Beautiful painting in gouache technique depicting a distinguished young lady. The noblewoman presents a pose of rare elegance, with one hand resting on a planter and the other holdin...

Portrait of a very attractive Lady, head-and-shoulders in length monogrammed FD, inscribed to verso, oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm whilst overall is 59 x 69 cm . In overall good condition some craquelure. Has been relined and cleaned. original frame some minor losses (self coloured) Frank...