A Really Old gilt framed painting I would say Early 19th Century rather than later date of a portrait of a girl maiden ? master Oil On canvas in the circle / follower of the French painter Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805).

A truly unique & beautiful lost old master painting, An amazing and very skilful and well executed antique painting and very rare portrait of a young girl or possibly boy with long hair ? Or a maiden ?

About the artists:

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French pronunciation batist 21 August 1725 – 4 March 1805) was a French painter of portraits, genre scenes, and history painting.

Greuze was born at Tournus, a market town in Burgundy. He is generally said to have formed his own talent; at an early age his inclinations, though thwarted by his father, were encouraged by a Lyonnese artist named Grandon, or Grondom, who enjoyed during his lifetime considerable reputation as a portrait-painter. Grandon not only persuaded Greuze's father to give way to his son's wishes, and permit the boy to accompany him as his pupil to Lyon, but, when at a later date he left Lyon for Paris, Grandon carried young Greuze with him.[1]

Settled in Paris, Greuze worked from the living model in the school of the Royal Academy, but did not attract the attention of his teachers; and when he produced his first picture, Le Père de famille expliquant la Bible a ses enfants, considerable doubt was felt and shown as to his share in its production. By other and more remarkable works of the same class Greuze soon established his claims beyond contest, and won the notice and support of the well-known connoisseur La Live de Jully, the brother-in-law of Madame d'Epinay. In 1755 Greuze exhibited his Aveugle trompé, upon which, presented by Pigalle the sculptor, he was immediately agréé by the Academy.

Greuze wished to be received as a historical painter and produced a work which he intended to vindicate his right to despise his qualifications as a genre artist. This unfortunate canvas (Sévère et Caracalla) was exhibited in 1769 side by side with Greuze's portrait of Jeaurat and his admirable Petite Fille au chien noir. The Academicians received their new member with all due honours, but at the close of the ceremonies the Director addressed Greuze in these words: "Sir, the Academy has accepted you, but only as a genre painter; the Academy has respect for your former productions, which are excellent, but she has shut her eyes to this one, which is unworthy, both of her and of you yourself."[3] Greuze, greatly incensed, quarrelled with his confreres, and ceased to exhibit until, in 1804, the Revolution had thrown open the doors of the Academy to all the world.

Other suggestion of an attribution by my thoughts possibly towards the famous British artist born in Italy, John William Waterhouse ( 1849-1917) (following the tag on the back of the painting stating “”Probably late 19th century”” . J.W. Waterhouse painted most his works in pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style and subject matter.

John William Waterhouse RA (6 April 1849 – 10 February 1917) was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. His paintings are known for their depictions of women from both ancient Greek mythology and Arthurian legend. A high proportion depict a single young and beautiful woman in a historical costume and setting, though there are some ventures into Orientalist painting and genre painting, still mostly featuring women.

Born in Rome to English parents who were both painters, Waterhouse later moved to London, where he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Art Schools. He soon began exhibiting at their annual summer exhibitions, focusing on the creation of large canvas works depicting scenes from the daily life and mythology of ancient Greece. Many of his paintings are based on authors such as Homer, Ovid,[1] Shakespeare, Tennyson, or Keats.

Waterhouse's work is displayed in many major art museums and galleries, and the Royal Academy of Art organised a major retrospective of his work in 2009.

The measures of this work are shown on the listed photos, including measurements of the frame taken with a tape meter in centimetres CM.

Please examine photos as the exact Conditions of frame and painting are shown on eBay listed photos.

Please examine photos deep and do not expect to receive a brand new item as This isn’t a contemporary work but a over 200 year old painting. This work contains small cracks through paint and old dusty varnish due to long term ageing process. It has a old label brim Bond Street ?

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House clearances or deceased estates and Conditions are As Found. This picture comes from a deceased estate from Isle Of Wight.

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