{"product_id":"untitled-sep27_21-40-24","title":"Antique c.1850 Oil on Tin After Franz Xaver Winterhalter | Mlle Virginie de Sainte-Aldegonde with Mastiff | Original Gilt Wood Frame | 8” × 7”","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful and highly decorative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emid-19th-century oil on tin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, circa 1850, painted after Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s celebrated portrait of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMlle Virginie de Sainte-Aldegonde with her mastiff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition depicts the young Virginie seated beside her large dog in a romantic landscape, a subject closely associated with Winterhalter’s elegant aristocratic portraiture. Rendered here on a petite scale, the painting has a wonderfully intimate quality, with soft coloring, fine detail, and an especially charming child-and-dog subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work is painted in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoil on tin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and remains in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexcellent antique condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the painted surface presenting beautifully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is housed in its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal antique gilt wood frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, complete with decorative period detailing and an oval gilt mat. The frame retains wonderful age and character, with expected rubbing, surface wear, and minor losses to the gilding consistent with its age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist \/ Attribution:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e After Franz Xaver Winterhalter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mlle Virginie de Sainte-Aldegonde with her mastiff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Circa 1850\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oil on tin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 8” H × 7” W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisible Image:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 6” H × 5” W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainting is in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexcellent antique condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal gilt wood frame is approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7\/10 condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, showing expected age-related rubbing, wear, and areas of gilt loss. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly lovely petite 19th-century portrait with wonderful decorative presence, ideal for a gallery wall, library, dressing room, or collection of antique European portraiture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lillian Grey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46176211665103,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/04121EF5-11DC-4773-8915-0D4A08307B3F.jpg?v=1790559661","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/es\/products\/untitled-sep27_21-40-24","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}