Antique French Aquarelle Portrait, Frame, artist: Ludovic Alfred de Saint-Edme Jean-Baptiste Greuze The case has superb and

The case has superb and beautifully colored/mottled old coloration

No missing paint

when another mark began to be used

mostly worked in graduations of white to deep gray and with accented woodwork bouquet inside the oval and making up the red background

You can see a very faint watermark across the very bottom

Antique French Aquarelle Portrait, Frame, artist: Ludovic Alfred de Saint-Edme Jean-Baptiste Greuze The case has superb andSigned (front and back) by listed French artist: Ludovic Alfred de Saint Edme (French, born 1820) Seated Woman in Blue, c 1855 70. Original watercolor (aquarelle), in frame. Protected under glass. The artist signature is noted on backside of the work, visible from the open back and we've shown it in our photos for your review. We know that Ludovic Alfred de Saint Edme was French, born in 1820, but we don't have a death date. We can safely date this