Wonderful Victorian Watercolour Study of the Beautiful Face of a Young Woman with Resplendent Ringlets

The portrait is in very good condition, although undoubtedly the paper has darkened with age, the detail and colours in the working of her face are still strong. There is a small light white mark in her blouse. The verre églomisé mount wonderfully has no scratches to it, although I think there is a small scratch to the glass at the bottom of the portrait. I am uncertain whether the frame is the original one, although I do think the mount is, the gilt on the wooden frame is very worn. The back of the frame is solid although there is tearing to the old paper tape. The easel stand attached to the back still works, but the ribbon restricting how far it can be pulled out is broken. There is evidence that this portrait has been hung so I am going to leave it to its new owner to decide how they choose to display the painting, but if using the easel stand I would recommend the ribbon to be replaced.