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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4420014, member: 56"]May be taken from this image, though I haven't found when this was painted or who did it:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]376903[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that yours is reversed may indicate that it was done from an engraving, which would make it later than the painting.</p><p><br /></p><p>You say it is painted on paper. The image you show suggests laid paper. That may indicate age and would be consistent with a 1716 date, but for a small portrait, coming up with a piece of laid paper - even a very old piece - would not be difficult even today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4420014, member: 56"]May be taken from this image, though I haven't found when this was painted or who did it: [ATTACH=full]376903[/ATTACH] The fact that yours is reversed may indicate that it was done from an engraving, which would make it later than the painting. You say it is painted on paper. The image you show suggests laid paper. That may indicate age and would be consistent with a 1716 date, but for a small portrait, coming up with a piece of laid paper - even a very old piece - would not be difficult even today.[/QUOTE]
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