EMANUEL THOMAS PETER (AUSTRIAN, 1799-1873)
A lady, in black satin décolleté dress, bordered with white lace, diamond and pearl buttons, four-strand pearl necklace, black velvet bracelets with diamond buckles, bracelets with gem-set clasps, and gold bangles on both wrists, emerald and diamond-set ring on her left hand, drop-pearls and black bobbin-lace veil adorning her dark centre-parted upswept hair, holding a nosegay of roses in her right hand; interior background with red upholstered chair
signed and dated 'Em. Peter: 847' (lower right)
on card
rectangular, 9¼ x 7½ in. (237 x 188 mm.), dark brown leather travelling case embossed with scrolls and reeding on the exterior, gilt borders framing the interior
EMANUEL THOMAS PETER (AUSTRIAN, 1799-1873)
A lady, in black satin décolleté dress, bordered with white lace, diamond and pearl buttons, four-strand pearl necklace, black velvet bracelets with diamond buckles, bracelets with gem-set clasps, and gold bangles on both wrists, emerald and diamond-set ring on her left hand, drop-pearls and black bobbin-lace veil adorning her dark centre-parted upswept hair, holding a nosegay of roses in her right hand; interior background with red upholstered chair
signed and dated 'Em. Peter: 847' (lower right)
on card
rectangular, 9¼ x 7½ in. (237 x 188 mm.), dark brown leather travelling case embossed with scrolls and reeding on the exterior, gilt borders framing the interior