Antique c.1835s French Portrait Drawing, Sketch of Young Woman, Ingres?, Frame Carved and then one single of

and then one single of the fish that looks like a sturgeon

The lock of hair a brunette

Henry Clay is credited as being the major initial maker of quality pieces and he took out a patent in 1772 for "paper high varnished panels"

The casket itself is in bronze with a gilt finish

either English nor French

Antique c.1835s French Portrait Drawing, Sketch of Young Woman, Ingres?, Frame Carved and then one single ofA 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