Italian Grand Tour Oil on Canvas Board, Pompeiian Portrait of Sappho related_ar7691-92 1884-1979)

1884-1979)

each with differing patina

With engravings

Arthur Girling Grimwade (British

Italian Grand Tour Oil on Canvas Board, Pompeiian Portrait of Sappho related_ar7691-92 1884-1979)DETAILS After the antique, this painting is a portrait of a girl originally from a fresco from Pompeii (Circa 55 79 A. D.). She is thought to be a portrait of the poetess Sappho (Greek, 6th century B. C.). She holds wax tablets and looks thoughtfully at the viewer with a stylus against her lips. STYLE Pompeiian Revival Classical Revival FRAMING Gilt oval ribbon tied frame PLACE OF ORIGIN Italy MARKS Unmarked PERIOD Late 19th century DATE Circa 1880 90