A Scarce 18thC Reverse Glass Print Portrait of a Lady c.1770 sub-Natural History then Silenus was a companion

then Silenus was a companion of the god of wine Dionysus in Greek mythology

and RSPCA “Thank You” emblazoned in scarlet to a square white front panel on a black plinth base

consisting of four matched sections

25” (all in frame)The beautiful mezzotint engraving of Elizabeth I (

and probably one from a theatrical setting

A Scarce 18thC Reverse Glass Print Portrait of a Lady c.1770 sub-Natural History then Silenus was a companionOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1770 Height: 20 Width: 16 The very pretty reverse glass painted printed portrait of a lady of the period, shown half length seated, the whole in its original period gilt frame and surviving from the third quarter of the eighteenth century. The portrait does show its age with some hairline cracks as photographed. There are some small losses to the frame. The original pine boarded back