Reserved - 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Female Saint At Prayer peaceful Quite the contrary

Quite the contrary

It feels like he could be a professor or perhaps an art teacher

Miniatures by this artist rarely surface as most are held within private collections

Michaela Herron-Ward

Two minor repairs but overall very good

Reserved - 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Female Saint At Prayer peaceful Quite the contraryA fine 19th century French school portrait of a female saint at prayer. Shes wearing a green robe and looking up to the heavens with a tender expression. The portrait is unsigned but clearly by an academy trained hand. The details are exquisite, particularly around the face, and it has a touch of chiaroscuro, which references much older works. Oftentimes, portraits of this nature are copies of renaissance or baroque originals but were unable to find