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Early 18th-Century Swiss School, Portrait Of A Canoness Oil Painting in addition to being aThis striking, rather gothic, early 18th century Swiss oil painting depicts a canoness wearing a three pointed coif, cap, black dress, choker and crucifix. Dressed rather intriguingly, this remarkable lady has been particularly interesting to research as we can find no other example of her distinctive outfit. Its been suggested that shes a secular canoness hailing from Switzerland, but comparable portraits are exceptionally scarce. Her unusual