Vivienne's Old Painting

[Patricia Jungwirth]

From what I can make out - it would appear to be a photograph - however
I've encountered instances of photographs being over-painted - hard to tell
from the scan - but some elements of the picture suggest some form of
overpainting??

As for the date - looks to me a little later than 1840-50 - could be 60's
70's early 80's?? dress is a little suggestive of Queen Victoria mourning
outfit??

As for the country of origin - how about some clues - did the pic. belong
to a particular family member - where do you think it may have come from??

On the other hand - doesn't the pic. look a little like paintings from say
the 1820's 30's??

who knows

more research needed??

good luck
Robert

At 09:46 AM 1/12/01 +1100, you wrote:
>I'd say its a photo,not a painting. What is on the back?
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>"Vivienne Wooster" <vwoo...@cust.caloundra.net> wrote in message
>news:3c0763ee@plover...
>> I have an old painting of a woman sitting at a table.
>> Would anybody recognise the style of dress and be able to give an
>> approximate date and perhaps a country? I have made a guess of
>c1840 -1850.
>>
>> Painting dimensions are: W 23cm x H 28.5cm. The only colours used are
>black
>> and white on what appears to be a cream coloured card.
>>
>> View the painting at www.geocities.com/bbutterflyvee/pages/help.htm
>>
>> Thanking you in advance,
>> Vivienne Wooster.
>> vwoo...@cust.caloundra.net
>>
>>
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