Antique c.1835s French Portrait Drawing, Sketch of Young Woman, Ingres?, Frame Carved The caddy is a work

The caddy is a work of simplicity of form

She left her estate to a 9-year old son of her accountant so he could buy books

lush fringe is entirely intact

the proclamation of celebration of her 50th wedding anniversary in her other hand

but the main locks of hair artistry are all intact

Antique c.1835s French Portrait Drawing, Sketch of Young Woman, Ingres?, Frame Carved The caddy is a workA stunning example of the Ingres school of pencil portraiture, early 1800s, France. While it is not signed by that artist, there is some evidence in the letters of the notation on the painting that it might well be by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780 1867, Paris). Better known for his magnificent paintings (yes, THAT Ingres). Since it isn't technically signed, one has to look at the dedication the artist wrote on the drawing. "Mars" being the month