Victor Favier, Portrait Of A Lady With Freckles 1780s A late 19th-century portrait of

A late 19th-century portrait of a gentleman by German artist

which has stopped for a drink

Towards the foreground

Frame with small losses and age-related wear

Victor Favier, Portrait Of A Lady With Freckles 1780s A late 19th-century portrait ofA fine 19th century French school portrait of a demure young lady wearing a black dress with white lace collar and cuffs. Her hair is styled into a centre parting as per the fashion of the day and shes wrapped in a sumptuous dark green shawl. The artist, Victor Favier (b. 1824) has chosen to include the freckles on her face and hands, which is unusual as they were considered unsightly in the 19th century. Women would often go to extraordinary lengths