This lovely hand painted watercolor portrait of a young girl was created around 1840.
The girl in the portrait has striking blue eyes and is wearing a beautiful blue dress that accentuates her eyes.
The dress is in the early Victorian style, with crisscrossing lines that create a diamond pattern.
Her hair is styled in perfect waves, and she is holding a pink rose, symbolizing her purity.
The artist has placed her in a charming setting with water and hills in the background.
The frame is made of maple with a parcel gilt inset framing the scene.

Dimensions: 9.5 height x 8.5″ wide x 1″ deep.

Condition: Very Good. There is a slight bit of toning to the image.

The painting is framed in the original period maple frame, which has a slightly worn inner frame of parcel gilt.
This portrait can be dated to the 1840s since beginning in the 1850’s watercolor portrait paintings were primarily replaced by photographic images. As a result, portraits like this have become a unique representation of a bygone era.