Early Victorian Watercolor and Pencil Sketches of Girls with Ringlets wool rug The wood shows some age

The wood shows some age and wear

New Brunswick

The red painted wood frame is pretty dinged up too

The painting itself is in great antique condition and the frame super solid

Early Victorian Watercolor and Pencil Sketches of Girls with Ringlets wool rug The wood shows some ageI love the juxtaposition of these multiples profile views of young women, who I think quite charmed the artist as he sketched them nearly 200 years ago. I am not certain if this flurry of ringleted girls the style of the day include a few different takes on "Jane," who is named below another drawing in ink on the reverse side, or are all different, but a lovely small double sided drawing I think they together make! This drawing came from a collection