Beautiful 18th century mourning miniature, in watercolor on ivory, featuring a kaleidoscope of little scenes. The large central shield-shaped tableau depicts a woman laying a wreath over two doves on a tomb. Around the perimeter are three smaller similar scenes: one of a woman laying a vine on a tomb, one of a woman laying a wreath on a flaming heart on a tomb, and one very unusual scene similar to the latter – except that the woman (and the entire scene) is black. Interspersed with these are ...click for details
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