Young Woman at Window, Fine c. 1840 Watercolor in Period Lemon Gold Frame original game of sentences with wear to exterior spine

with wear to exterior spine

with white cheek

still showing a pattern of little flowers all along the horseshoe

of what was most likely a woman venturing out on a stroll along the seashore again and again to collect and then carefully preserve them

Really a great set for young learners and creative thinkers of all ages

Young Woman at Window, Fine c. 1840 Watercolor in Period Lemon Gold Frame original game of sentences with wear to exterior spineI'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