"Sweet Sixteen" 19th C Graphite Portrait of Young Woman with Ringlets for the vanity but which works just fine

but which works just fine for the purposes of plugging the bottom and standing him up

I'm constantly amazed by the patience and care invested by the makers of objects like this

though perhaps they've left the actual safari-ing to others

no cracks and just a few small surface chips

And look at those unmatched socks

"Sweet Sixteen" 19th C Graphite Portrait of Young Woman with Ringlets for the vanity but which works just fineThis lovely young woman, with her perfectly arched brows and ringlets and pursed lips, looks to me perhaps not entirely delighted to be the "sweet sixteen" of the hand written title below. Rather, to me, she looks as if she might be at least partially mourning the loss of her childhood. I love this about her, and everything about this portrait really, just right in its original round frame with glass and hanging loop at top. C. 1860s 70s I would