SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue 1910s Mossberg The writing on reverse is

The writing on reverse is a bit visible through the paper

in which this very classical looking beauty is being attended to by another beautiful young woman

Ink stain along top edge

and I keep going back and forth as to which side I like better

I’m always attracted to pipe-related images and objects that feel Magritte-ian

SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue 1910s Mossberg The writing on reverse isI find reverse glass paintings pretty magical feeling things, and love the luminosity of this small portrait, with the face of this woman in braids seeming absolutely as if glowing from within. Mid 19th c. continental European and I'd guess French in her red, white and blue. Clearly the painting was once in a frame, with a dark outline left on the glass but I think all the better without it, so as to prop her somewhere with light coming through, which