An early 19th C. oil on canvas, depicting a young woman with dark curled hair, wearing a white lace-trimmed gown, gold drop earrings, delicate necklace, and fur drapery over one shoulder, against a muted background. The refined handling of the sitter’s face and muted palette recall the portraiture of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Image 29” x 24”, frame 33” x 28.5”.

Craquelure, bubbling/distortion to varnish, in need of cleaning.