Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame blue and purple lying flat on its belly

lying flat on its belly

but I think it is all to the good in making for the perfect contrast with the still super bright and thick yellow paint on the beak

mugs (I believe this was likely a child's cup) and think they'd be a great thing to build a collection of

sturdy and sound and completely functional

a split in the lid of the box

Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame blue and purple lying flat on its bellyTotal love for this portrait. I paid near what I'm asking for it, but for me the face of this child (a boy I believe) holds pretty much the whole world in it curiosity, and perceptiveness, and eagerness, and perhaps a bit of mischief too completely alive with spirit. The subject also seems much less like a "child" than a complex, full fledged person! And radiant, those pink cheeks feeling as if truly blushing from within. Maybe this won't strike