Miniature Portrait of a Young Man, 19th Century, The portrait is of a young man in an Elizabethan lace collar,

Oil on wood panel
Labeled on reverse " Purchased in Paris 1879"
Image: H 3 x W 2.5 inches; Frame: H 7.5 x W 6.5 inches
Ebony and giltwood frame

Condition: No apparent flaws

Property from the Estate of Bill Ford, Paducah, KY

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