1857
Oil on paper laid on wood
Lent from a private collection courtesy of Peter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London
Oil on paper laid on wood
Lent from a private collection courtesy of Peter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London
She was only 14 when this was painted
"this intimate picture is one of the most remarkable realist portraits of the nineteenth century"
Very, very striking.
ReplyDeleteAnd it was worth putting, as you have, that she was only fourteen.
Lucy
You can see it in her 'unformed' face, but what a portrait, and the way he slightly tilted the head.
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