CC BY 4.0
Portrait-miniature
Three-quarter Length Portrait of a Young Lady with Flowers, 1830 - 1839
About the object
The delicate facial features of the young woman and the profuse tendrils of a blue passionflower in the background are painted with fine brushwork on the ivory surface. The uncommonly attractive flowers underscore the sitter's delicate beauty; moreover, they could also allude to a particular predilection on the part of the young lady in the portrait.