Paul-Désiré Trouillebert, Portrait Of A Young Lady France The painting is unsigned but

The painting is unsigned but it’s clearly by a competent hand - perhaps Academy-trained

The frames are showing their age but

A fine 19th-century oil on canvas depicting a picturesque wooded area with deer

This energetic and evocative painting was almost certainly designed for public worship

We particularly love the way the artist has skilfully captured the light as it reflects off the fruit

Paul-Désiré Trouillebert, Portrait Of A Young Lady France The painting is unsigned butA sublime 19th century portrait of a young lady by French artist, Paul Dsir Trouillebert (1829 1900). How do you read her expression? Her heavy eyes suggest sorrow yet I see something different. For me, theres a suggestion of hope and a curiosity of what may become. Behind the gaze, a flicker of excitement a glimmer of a brighter future. I also particularly love the dots of white on her left earring, which capture a reflection. Trouillebert was one of