Antique c.1835s French Portrait Drawing, Sketch of Young Woman, Ingres?, Frame Carved lush fringe is entirely intact

lush fringe is entirely intact

There are no tears or holes though you can see from the back side of the canvas

Look at the painting on the cover of this 1700s snuff box

died in April

the demand for inkwells fell to the point of obscurity

Antique c.1835s French Portrait Drawing, Sketch of Young Woman, Ingres?, Frame Carved lush fringe is entirely intactA stunning example of the Ingres school of pencil portraiture, early 1800s, France. While it is not signed by that artist, there is some evidence in the letters of the notation on the painting that it might well be by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780 1867, Paris). Better known for his magnificent paintings (yes, THAT Ingres). Since it isn't technically signed, one has to look at the dedication the artist wrote on the drawing. "Mars" being the month