A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Elderly Lady in Mourning c.1870-80

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A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Elderly Lady in Mourning c.1870-80Origin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 The Canvas: 22. 75 high x 17. 25 wide In Frame: 26. 25 high x 21. 25 wide x 1. 5 deep The half length portrait of an elderly French lady, being a widow in mourning, looking out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas on a fern coloured ground, the sitter shown in a black gown with scarlet flowers and trim, a black lace bonnet and wearing two wedding rings, the work presented in

indicating this group were given as a present at some stage

This it did and now occupies two fine 18th century rooms in the Crawford

the carcass with nut and bolt fixings

and are best known for their Canadian style Indians and Mounties

with titles to include 'Curiosity'

which is almost certainly when this sign would have been made

All the way through the mid-19th century

A hugely decorative and interesting piece of table-top artillery

models like these were more common in the late nineteenth and early to mid twentieth century

and thus a painting with many layers of meaning

and RSPCA “Thank You” emblazoned in scarlet to a square white front panel on a black plinth base

With a beautiful fade