Antique French Miniature Painting in Gilt Bronze Frame, apres Jean-Baptiste Greuze "The Village Bride" Georgian 16k iconography with meaning of tears

iconography with meaning of tears of the mourner

The frame is in nice condition and houses this old treasure well

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feet or crest

The white cravat with blue-trimmed ruffled bib

Antique French Miniature Painting in Gilt Bronze Frame, apres Jean-Baptiste Greuze "The Village Bride" Georgian 16k iconography with meaning of tearsBeautiful antique 19th c. French hand painted portrait miniature style painting after the 1761 Jean Baptiste Greuze painting entitled "The Village Bride" and set in a wreath, bow & ribbon topped gilt bronze frame! This painting, signed by the artist at about the four o'clock area, only shows the two sisters but the original painting tells more of the story, with mother & father outside of what you see here. Beautifully done, the colors and detail draw