19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Girl In A Blue Tunic 1840s So how old is this

So how old is this gentleman and how did he end up discarded in a junk shop in Essex

a lone traveller is walking home along a path worn by time

the church commissioned many paintings of this nature to soften its image

The swirl of the moon is positioned exactly in the middle of the composition so it immediately draws your eye

19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Girl In A Blue Tunic 1840s So how old is thisA late 19th century French school portrait of a girl in a blue tunic. She has endearing doe eyes and the look of a good natured child. During the 19th century, childrens clothing tended to be created at home either by mothers or seamstresses. A popular outfit for both boys and girls consisted of a tunic, which was fitted at the waist and flared out into a skirt. Its tricky to tell boys and girls apart in portraits from this period as they often