Wonderful Early 19th C. Small Watercolor Portrait of Woman with Flowers French madonna there are some dark marks

there are some dark marks visible on the white glaze

I believe it is the earliest sets of U

provides a great grip

1 1/2" across at base

Oil on canvas nailed to wood frame

Wonderful Early 19th C. Small Watercolor Portrait of Woman with Flowers French madonna there are some dark marksAn early one for sure, early 19th century I believe small but marvelous, and I imagine once housed in an oval frame like a silhoutte. I love the exhuberance of the garland that frames her from above, especially the extra large rose buds popping out at one corner, and the wonderfully detailed grass upon which she stands in her tiny black shoes. But most of all I love her in her polka dotted blue and pink, with quite a pile of flowers and leaves on her