19th-Century Portrait Of A Lady With A Diamond Brooch Watercolour which perhaps suggests that the

which perhaps suggests that the artist knew the sitter

Sargent produced a stylish portrait of his teacher in 1879 - a work which is currently in the Met

England Condition

The painting is signed in the lower right and inscribed ‘Virkland 1900’

19th-Century Portrait Of A Lady With A Diamond Brooch Watercolour which perhaps suggests that theA charming portrait of a continental lady dressed in the fashion a la mode of the 1890s. Her hair is styled into a coiffure and she wears a large diamond brooch that sparkles with light. The coiffure was a must have hairstyle in the 1890s as this article from 1894 explains: A potent factor in any womans appearance is her coiffure. Indeed, no other item of her toilette is really so influential, either to emphasize or to lessen her natural