ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1840
A lady called Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848), in off-the-shoulders black velvet dress with puff sleeves, white lace shawl draped over her right shoulder, gem-set star-shaped brooch worn at corsage, long gold chain and earrings, a gem-set black ribbon worn across her forehead, fair upswept hair dressed in ringlets
on ivory
rectangular, 3½ x 2 13/16 in. (90 x 72 mm.), gilt-metal slip in frame with laurel and bead border
ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1840
A lady called Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848), in off-the-shoulders black velvet dress with puff sleeves, white lace shawl draped over her right shoulder, gem-set star-shaped brooch worn at corsage, long gold chain and earrings, a gem-set black ribbon worn across her forehead, fair upswept hair dressed in ringlets
on ivory
rectangular, 3½ x 2 13/16 in. (90 x 72 mm.), gilt-metal slip in frame with laurel and bead border
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