Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame Gaetano Pancaldi ” And at the end

” And at the end a morning hymn and two pages of instruction about never putting anything off for tomorrow that one can do right now

with super long tongue and wonderful patterning for the scales

a grandmother and grandson perhaps

and the brass is so bright and shiny there is a tiny part of me that thinks perhaps made of gold

and here with the clearly joyful effort put into detailing the ruffled sleeves

Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame Gaetano Pancaldi ” And at the endTotal love for this portrait. I paid near what I'm asking for it, but for me the face of this child (a boy I believe) holds pretty much the whole world in it curiosity, and perceptiveness, and eagerness, and perhaps a bit of mischief too completely alive with spirit. The subject also seems much less like a "child" than a complex, full fledged person! And radiant, those pink cheeks feeling as if truly blushing from within. Maybe this won't strike