Follower of James Sant; A Good c.1880 Portrait of a Young Lady sub-Religion & Relics whilst the general condition is

whilst the general condition is sound with no structural damage but with some paint flaking

from a huge eight-inch wing-spanned specimen to tiny pupae and exotic beetle

but it’s so evocative and interesting

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Follower of James Sant; A Good c.1880 Portrait of a Young Lady sub-Religion & Relics whilst the general condition isThe head and shoulders portrait of a young and beautiful European lady, probably of Spanish origin, in profile, facing sinister, on a deep ruby red ground, painted in oils on canvas and remaining unframed, signed BM. The picture is in relatively good overall condition and does not suffer from any major losses showing an even amount of craquelure to its surface, though heavier in two or three areas namely to the cheek of the face, which we actually