Ancient oil painting on canvas depicting the portrait of a noblewoman. France 19th century.

Ancient oil painting on canvas depicting the portrait of a noblewoman with a contemporary gilded wooden frame.

It portrays a woman of high social standing, dressed in a ceremonial dress adorned with a rich white mantilla, and immortalized in three-quarter view, with her gaze directed at the viewer.

Note the careful rendering of the facial features, the attention to the nuances of the complexion, the sharpness of the contours underlined by the light.

Conditions: Frame to be restored.

Provenance: 19th century France.