Spencerian Portrait of a Woman with Folded Hands c. 1880s 1980s checkerboard one for 15 and two

one for 15 and two for three

together with the way they are cut to different lengths and lined up perfectly side by side

Beautifully aged and just wonderful

another thinking that it likely dates to the last quarter of the 19th century

Spencerian Portrait of a Woman with Folded Hands c. 1880s 1980s checkerboard one for 15 and twoHoly moly, Im not sure Ive ever seen a more beautiful detail that the interlocking fingers of this womans hands, framed by these gorgeous banded cuffs and calligraphic swoops and swirls all around. Perfection. I personally really love the tension between the calligraphic perfection of her dress and arms and cloak and the slight awkwardness of her face, too, which shows a bit of a wider silhouette for her hairstyle in pencil and an earlier attempt at