English School, Mid-19th Century, Watercolour Portrait of a Lady

"Portrait of a Lady Reading"
Mid-19th Century English School 
Unsigned 
Watercolour 
Circa1850

Measures:-
28 cm x 22.8 cm (oval image)
46 cm x 39.5 cm (frame)

A Victorian watercolour portrait of a young lady who sits reading from a book. In her left hand she is holding a lace handkerchief to her cheek.

An absolutely charming image which is so very evocative of the era - worthy of being the cover illustration to a mid-19th Century novel.