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The signature indicates that this watercolour is after a portrait by Anton Einsle (Vienna 1801-1871 Vienna) who became Austrian Court Painter in 1838.
A young Lady, facing left in off-the-shoulders white dress with frill-bordered decollete and short puff-sleeves, embroidered pink shawl, gold bracelet and ring, quintuple pearl necklace, two pink roses in her centre-parted brown hair, her left arm resting
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EMANUEL THOMAS PETER (1799-1873)
A young Lady, facing left in off-the-shoulders white dress with frill-bordered decollete and short puff-sleeves, embroidered pink shawl, gold bracelet and ring, quintuple pearl necklace, two pink roses in her centre-parted brown hair, her left arm resting on a stone column
signed in pencil 'Em Peter n Einsle.' (mid-right)
watercolour on card
rectangular, 6.5/8 x 4¾ in. (168 x 120 mm.), card mount in modern gilt-wood frame
A young Lady, facing left in off-the-shoulders white dress with frill-bordered decollete and short puff-sleeves, embroidered pink shawl, gold bracelet and ring, quintuple pearl necklace, two pink roses in her centre-parted brown hair, her left arm resting on a stone column
signed in pencil 'Em Peter n Einsle.' (mid-right)
watercolour on card
rectangular, 6.5/8 x 4¾ in. (168 x 120 mm.), card mount in modern gilt-wood frame