This lovely original well painted portrait depicts a lady in a reddish-brown dress with large puffed sleeves and a fine lace neck and collar. She is also wearing a lace trimmed bonnet. The subject is most likely early American from her costume. The painting is in good original condition. It does show signs of tension on the canvas from the stretcher frame and there is some age related crazing to the paint. But the colours are bright and it has a very good decorative appeal. It is displayed in its original deep bevelled gilt wooden slip and broad moulded solid oak original frame. Circa 1830Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business i...