SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue owl on branch he spent much of his

he spent much of his time carving pieces like this in addition to imparting "the art of whittling" to students

was made after a well-known print c

) 14 3/4" x 14" x 3/4" thick and ready to hang

top and mid horizontal

at some point purchasing the Pearson Estate and taking over operation of the mills

SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue owl on branch he spent much of hisI find reverse glass paintings pretty magical feeling things, and love the luminosity of this small portrait, with the face of this woman in braids seeming absolutely as if glowing from within. Mid 19th c. continental European and I'd guess French in her red, white and blue. Clearly the painting was once in a frame, with a dark outline left on the glass but I think all the better without it, so as to prop her somewhere with light coming through, which