RARE Antique Portrait Miniature, French Painting, "Lost Virtue", c.1800 "Naughty" gnomon most girls were not allowed

most girls were not allowed many subjects of study that were not home decor and childcare related

and either French or Vienna enamel

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

The etui is 6

RARE Antique Portrait Miniature, French Painting, "Lost Virtue", c.1800 "Naughty" gnomon most girls were not allowedArt: 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