SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue owl on branch On the back is a

On the back is a bit of rust around the edges and a little scratching the surface of the metal

I hate to think pencil boxes are strictly a thing of the past

and if not a one of a kind set then I think only produced as a small batch

was made after a well-known print c

and the framing of it

SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue owl on branch On the back is aI find reverse glass paintings pretty magical feeling things, and love the luminosity of this small portrait, with the face of this woman in braids seeming absolutely as if glowing from within. Mid 19th c. continental European and I'd guess French in her red, white and blue. Clearly the painting was once in a frame, with a dark outline left on the glass but I think all the better without it, so as to prop her somewhere with light coming through, which