19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Girl In A Blue Tunic 1840s 15½” x 19” / 40cm

15½” x 19” / 40cm x 49cm Year of creation c

An early 20th-century oil on canvas after the original by Austrian artist

the sketched lines are on top

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 32½” x 26½” / 83cm x 67cmYear of creation: c

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 15½” x 19” / 40cmA 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