Follower of James Sant; A Good c.1880 Portrait of a Young Lady sub-Antiques Map samplers are highly interesting

Map samplers are highly interesting simply because they show the world as it was at the time

that is the reason they are often carefully and beautifully made

in its composition to that of Guercino’s (1591-1666) St Anthony of Padua with the Infant Christ in 1656

which has later been repaired

Phosphoric acid is now used in dentistry and orthodontics as an etching solution

Follower of James Sant; A Good c.1880 Portrait of a Young Lady sub-Antiques Map samplers are highly interestingThe head and shoulders portrait of a young and beautiful European lady, probably of Spanish origin, in profile, facing sinister, on a deep ruby red ground, painted in oils on canvas and remaining unframed, signed BM. The picture is in relatively good overall condition and does not suffer from any major losses showing an even amount of craquelure to its surface, though heavier in two or three areas namely to the cheek of the face, which we actually