Charming 19th century oil portrait depicting a young girl seated beside a window, holding a small bouquet of flowers in her lap. The sitter is shown with blonde ringlets, rosy cheeks, and a finely detailed dress, posed in a dark interior with a bright landscape view through the window at right. The painting has a wonderful folk-art quality, with expressive features, strong period character, and appealing naïve detail throughout. Presented in a period lemon-gold wooden frame with mitered corners and visible age, wear, surface craquelure, scattered losses, and old hanging hardware to the reverse. A decorative and evocative antique portrait with excellent visual presence. Condition consistent with age, including surface cracking, abrasions, frame wear, and possible old restoration. Approx. frame size (in): 21.25 x 18.25 x 1.75, Approx. painting size (in): 13.5 x 10.5.

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