Early, Small Floral Theorem on Velvet in Period Frame with Gold Mat Griebel hydrometer A wonderfully intense photograph

A wonderfully intense photograph

putting an American spin on a British cruiser

and 2 1/2" deep

I purchased this from a seller in Italy representing Pancaldi's estate

Early, Small Floral Theorem on Velvet in Period Frame with Gold Mat Griebel hydrometer A wonderfully intense photographI rarely come across a small early 19th century theorem painting on velvet (usually they are larger) or one with a period gold mat, and for me it is the combination of scale and mat and frame together with the floral painting (with dogwood and bleeding hearts among those blooms) that makes this one a gem. I think it is of the sort to hang in a cozy corner next to a good reading chair it feels very warm, and also a bit moody, and especially at home