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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Debora, post: 4372852, member: 1476&quot;]I&#039;m having a bit of trouble identifying what I&#039;m seeing.&nbsp; Your work doesn&#039;t appear to be a portrait and it doesn&#039;t appear to be a genre scene.&nbsp; If I had to guess, I&#039;d think it was a history painting and depicts a scene from a story, book or play.&nbsp; Certainly the props -- the fallen bouquet, the books with globe above and the fact that she&#039;s pointing to her ring finger -- suggest so.&nbsp; (And that may be why the seller identified it as Pre-Raphaelite.)&nbsp; The clothing -- to my eye -- is a bit of a pastiche.&nbsp; The bodice is late Victorian (similar to that in this c.1885 photo.)&nbsp; The overskirt with train are more a feature of the Rococo era.&nbsp; (A much, more elaborate example is shown in this portrait of Mme. de Pompadour.)&nbsp; And the geometric gold trim evokes Medieval dress.&nbsp; (Something similar can be seen on this c1350 bride.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Debora</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]365793[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]365800[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]365805[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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