Continental School (Mid 19th Century), Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book

Oil on canvas (lined), circa 1840, unsigned, presented in an ornate giltwood frame.

Stretcher size 29 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 40 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

The canvas has been lined, with professional retouching visible under UV light inspection, age cracking; frame with minor separation at the corners.