Antique c.1835s French Portrait Drawing, Sketch of Young Woman, Ingres?, Frame Carved lush fringe is entirely intact

lush fringe is entirely intact

the silver attached by tiny silver pins (see interior)

Copeland (North Staffordshire) and dates between 1851-1885

And perhaps if I put more time to it

the demand for inkwells fell to the point of obscurity

Antique c.1835s French Portrait Drawing, Sketch of Young Woman, Ingres?, Frame Carved lush fringe is entirely intactA stunning example of the Ingres school of pencil portraiture, early 1800s, France. While it is not signed by that artist, there is some evidence in the letters of the notation on the painting that it might well be by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780 1867, Paris). Better known for his magnificent paintings (yes, THAT Ingres). Since it isn't technically signed, one has to look at the dedication the artist wrote on the drawing. "Mars" being the month