The First Communicant Or The Graduate, Portrait Of A Young Man On Metal, 1849

Young Boy aged 13, Romantic Portrait with Decoration, Dated 1849.
Beautiful oval romantic portrait dated 1849 and depicting a young boy named Ramon Romani and painted at the age of 13.
the portrait is charming and painted on metal, probably a zinc plate.
annotations on the back.
the portrait is very well treated as well as the clothes, the young boy wears a decoration on the lapel of his jacket.
framed with oval view period original restoration, very acceptable despite some small lacks.
painting on zinc remains rather unusual, the defects of regularity of the metal causes in indirect light differences of surface however they are not repaints.
the whole is charming and very decorative.
a lovely portrait of a young man.

dimensions:
Width 16 cm at the oval view and 24 cm for the frame
height 20 cm at the oval view and 28 cm for the frame

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