19th-Century Provincial Portrait Of A Girl With A Bird & Dog

19th-Century Provincial Portrait Of A Girl With A Bird & Dog

A naive early 19th-century French school portrait of a girl with a bird and dog. This unusual decorative piece was probably produced for the family by a local (or travelling) artist.

It’s a good example of naive 19th-century folk art and what it lacks in accuracy it makes up for in charm.

Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 23½” x 28½” / 60cm x 73cm
Year of creation: c. 1830
Provenance: France
Condition: Light craquelure. Canvas relined. Areas of in-painting following an earlier restoration.

Conservation & History

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