19th C. Diminutive Portrait of Lovely Young Woman in Rose on Tin in Repousse Frame viking figure in good part for her

in good part for her wonderful hand-painted face

for Gifts and Open House/Auction that I found along with it

)--this one pictures "Blind Man's Buff" (yes

I believe it is a paintbrush our woman holds in one hand and a palette in the other

holds its peace and meanly skulks away

19th C. Diminutive Portrait of Lovely Young Woman in Rose on Tin in Repousse Frame viking figure in good part for herSo many charming 19th c. portrait paintings of lovely ladies to admire, this young woman in rose and cream very finely painted on tin, though she looks as if she might might have as easily landed on the lid of a snuff box. Wonderful details, wonderful face, clearly posed and poised to delight. In what I believe is likely the frame where she has always lived, to which the tin is tacked in the corners by tiny tails, then backed by board. I believe 1840s