19th-Century Provincial Portrait Of A Girl With A Bird & Dog

19th-Century Provincial Portrait Of A Girl With A Bird & DogA naive early 19th century French school portrait of a girl with a bird and dog. This unusual decorative piece was probably produced for the family by a local (or travelling) artist. Its a good example of naive 19th century folk art and what it lacks in accuracy it makes up for in charm. Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 23 x 28 60cm x 73cmYear of creation: c. 1830Provenance: FranceCondition: Light craquelure. Canvas relined. Areas of in painting

The painting is signed R Percy in the lower left and housed within an attractive frame with pierced foliate centres and swept corners

Frame with light wear

Little is known about the creator

everyone wears them

she’s leaning forward as if she’s about to recall an interesting story

A provincial mid-19th-century portrait of a seated lady wearing a black dome-shaped dressed with a white collar

000 achieved for ‘The Potting Shed’ at Sotheby’s in 1996

Provenance Spain

Bart Peizel was a fascinating artist who became one of the leading portraitists in Amsterdam

Johann Heinrich Helfrich (1795-1870)

He was well-known for his ability to capture an expression - particularly through the sitter’s hands - “the hand often expresses the essence of the person depicted even more strongly than the face

Alois Broch (1864-1937)