"Sweet Sixteen" 19th C Graphite Portrait of Young Woman with Ringlets protrait but the shapes of his

but the shapes of his arms

Good antique condition with lots of wear to the wood as pictured

and the underside of the drawers suggests maybe soap boxes

Carved of pine I believe and quite old--aging and darkening to the wood

"Sweet Sixteen" 19th C Graphite Portrait of Young Woman with Ringlets protrait but the shapes of hisThis lovely young woman, with her perfectly arched brows and ringlets and pursed lips, looks to me perhaps not entirely delighted to be the "sweet sixteen" of the hand written title below. Rather, to me, she looks as if she might be at least partially mourning the loss of her childhood. I love this about her, and everything about this portrait really, just right in its original round frame with glass and hanging loop at top. C. 1860s 70s I would