Antique Watercolour Portrait Painting 19th Century

Name: Mother & Daughter - Small 19th Century Original Watercolour Portrait After the 1789 Oil Painting Hanging in the Louvre Paris by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA642269
Price: 220 GBP
Availability: InStock

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A small 19th-century watercolour portrait depicting a mother embracing her young child set within a wide cream mount and a beaded gold gilt frame.

Mother & Daughter - Small 19th Century Original Watercolour Portrait after the 1789 Oil Painting Hanging in the Louvre Paris by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun

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ObjectWatercolour Painting
Period19th century
StyleNeoclassical
MaterialWatercolour, Paper, Gilded Wood
ColourGold & Cream
MotifsMother and child embrace, Beaded frame detail, Classical drapery, Gilded moulding
SizeH 29 cm (11 in) x W 24 cm (9 in) x D 2.4 cm (1 in)

This nineteenth-century watercolour portrait follows the 1789 oil painting by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun held in the Louvre in Paris. The composition depicts a mother and child embracing within a Neoclassical style, showing classical drapery and a signature at the bottom right. The glazed artwork is set within a wide cream paper mount and enclosed by a gold gilt wooden frame with beaded inner moulding, measuring 29 cm high, 24 cm wide, and 2.4 cm deep. The piece functions well in a domestic interior on a narrow wall space to bring a French chateau design vibe to a living room, hallway, or study. The colour palette combines gold, cream, red, and blue tones. The frame shows minor surface wear consistent with its age.

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19th-century watercolour portraiture typically features intimate figurative studies executed on paper using water-soluble pigments, often inspired by Neoclassical compositions and Royal Academy masterworks.

Watercolour works from this period were created using natural earth and mineral pigments bound with gum arabic, applied to woven rag paper, and typically set behind glass in gilded timber frames.

Authentic period watercolours show natural paper toning, age-appropriate foxing, hand-painted pigment layering under magnification, and historic framing hardware or backing paper.

Display framed watercolour portraits as part of a curated gallery wall alongside varied artistic mediums, or hang a single piece in a narrow wall space or alcove to introduce classical texture.

Position watercolour paintings away from direct sunlight to prevent pigment fading, utilize UV-protective glass, and maintain stable ambient humidity levels to prevent paper warping.

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Mother & Daughter - Small 19th Century Original Watercolour Portrait After the 1789 Oil Painting Hanging in the Louvre Paris by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun

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