Portrait of a young woman in a lace bonnet

Portrait of a young woman in a lace bonnet
Portrait of a young woman in a lace bonnet
1997/6658

1800-1850 / Ministers, Preachers & Associates / Oil on Canvas/Board / Painting / Portrait
Oil on canvas
Unidentified artist, Early 1800s

Artist and sitter are unidentified. It is possible the young lady was a preacher or a Sunday School leader. The portrait is sensitively and well painted, the dark background emphasising the whiteness of the bonnet and colour of the young woman's skin.