Side Glancing Woman in a Bonnet, 19th C. Sixth Plate Tintype of Folk Art Painting ink landscapes since auld lang syne

since auld lang syne

but just the right size to be a cat cushion

a London-born artist who moved to the San Francisco area in the late 1800s

Based on similar examples I have seen

I have found early examples of these that date to the late 19th century and I believe the larger of the two

Side Glancing Woman in a Bonnet, 19th C. Sixth Plate Tintype of Folk Art Painting ink landscapes since auld lang syneThe latest example in my ongoing quest for photographs of paintings and what a face on this woman, carried forward from folk art painted portrait to tintype, and with the smoky ground, lighter hard left edge, and clipped corners making it feel almost as if she were trapped inside a box forever! I love her side cast gaze, and prominent nose, and pinkened cheeks, but most of all I love the play between the ruffle of her bonnet as it crosses her forehead