Antique French Portrait Miniature, Napoleon III Era, Gentleman with Mustache, Impressionist and Bow Top Frame sewing A light linger of a

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This superior work by William Collins is signed (not on front) and is well framed in a period English frame

Antique French Portrait Miniature, Napoleon III Era, Gentleman with Mustache, Impressionist and Bow Top Frame sewing A light linger of aYou can definitely see the French Impressionist movement influence in this later 1800s hand painted (artist signed) portrait miniature. Both in the colorful treatment of the background, loose strokes, and in the gentleman's portrait, itself. A less formal and more representative depiction, not just of a dignitary, but of a more common man. This is one I found in France, disbursed from a family collection there and while we don't know who he is or the