Young Woman at Window, Fine c. 1840 Watercolor in Period Lemon Gold Frame jack daniels ship in bottle with a bit of weight

with a bit of weight

And then this elephant himself

which of course makes it feel all the more precious to me

and a some surface wear to the gold paint on the frame along the right edge

Young Woman at Window, Fine c. 1840 Watercolor in Period Lemon Gold Frame jack daniels ship in bottle with a bit of weightI've got a penchant for antique portraits of young woman posed at thresholds of sorts here a lovely young woman in blue at a window, looking out as they seem very much about passage from youth to adulthood, innocence to knowing, etc., and often a certain longing in both directions at once. This watercolor, c. 1840s I believe, is finely done very much with the precision of a miniature, though it is not that small with the handling of the scarf draped