Wonderful Early 19th C. Small Watercolor Portrait of Woman with Flowers rebus plates in part for the simplicity

in part for the simplicity of the two figures

with detailed carving on eyes and mouth

and this set of 25 characterized by what I find to be a very beautiful softness

England) which dates them between 1862-1904

Wonderful Early 19th C. Small Watercolor Portrait of Woman with Flowers rebus plates in part for the simplicityAn early one for sure, early 19th century I believe small but marvelous, and I imagine once housed in an oval frame like a silhoutte. I love the exhuberance of the garland that frames her from above, especially the extra large rose buds popping out at one corner, and the wonderfully detailed grass upon which she stands in her tiny black shoes. But most of all I love her in her polka dotted blue and pink, with quite a pile of flowers and leaves on her