"Sweet Sixteen" 19th C Graphite Portrait of Young Woman with Ringlets for the vanity And look at those unmatched

And look at those unmatched socks

though perhaps they've left the actual safari-ing to others

) Framed: 14" x 14"

making a great pattern as the two different grids overlay

and graphite was used to detail hair

"Sweet Sixteen" 19th C Graphite Portrait of Young Woman with Ringlets for the vanity And look at those unmatchedThis lovely young woman, with her perfectly arched brows and ringlets and pursed lips, looks to me perhaps not entirely delighted to be the "sweet sixteen" of the hand written title below. Rather, to me, she looks as if she might be at least partially mourning the loss of her childhood. I love this about her, and everything about this portrait really, just right in its original round frame with glass and hanging loop at top. C. 1860s 70s I would