RARE Antique Portrait Miniature, French Painting, "Lost Virtue", c.1800 "Naughty" gnomon An interesting devotional

An interesting devotional

but I love it when they're in use as they were meant to be

and they have no flaking to the surface like the faux pearls usually do

We also recognize the vast cultural history we preserve with our care and reverence for these antique objects

in front of the fern

RARE Antique Portrait Miniature, French Painting, "Lost Virtue", c.1800 "Naughty" gnomon An interesting devotionalArt: Painting in gouache on thin panel Signed: not visible, didn't open this one to check rim. Frame: original brass with original cover glass. Theme: Lost Virtue a farmer's barn interior 4 persons Of the 2 types of miniatures, this one falls to the 2nd type, or that painted after the work of a famous artist. We can't say which of the Romantic Era painters this one copies, but only that it is a typical theme for the artists of that era, and represents