Mid-19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Girl With Sheet Music Cities During the 1820s

During the 1820s

David became a teacher of distinction with many of his pupils becoming masters of note

A beautiful mid-19th-century portrait of a young lady in black by French painter

This mid-19th-century portrait by Italian artist Cavaliere Alessandro Capalti (1810-1868) depicts Lady Jane Loftus née Hope-Vere (1821-1890)

Mid-19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Girl With Sheet Music Cities During the 1820sThis striking mid 19th century French oil painting depicts a girl seated quietly against a vivid crimson ground. Resting in her hands is a sheet of music referencing the work of French composer Hector Berlioz. It's a portrait of sensibility during the age of Romanticism. One can imagine the proud parents of this musical young lady commissioning this portrayal and receiving the finished work with delight. There's restraint, yet she's given prominence