Very Fine 1840s Miniature Family Portrait Watercolor Signed William Bone hand-colored lithograph are even more special-- the

are even more special-- the prints were cut apart from the original publication

it's ready to loop over a nail or hook on the wall

I believe it dates to the first quarter of the 20th c

Bottom half is 5 1/2" tall

as it's nice to have two

Very Fine 1840s Miniature Family Portrait Watercolor Signed William Bone hand-colored lithograph are even more special-- theI've developed quite a weakness for 19th. c. miniature portraits, but it's rare in my experience to come across one depicting a whole family, as I believe is the case here the parents at right and their three daughters at right. It immediately makes me think of early 19th c. novels a la Jane Austen, which swirl around the complex rituals of finding appropriate matches for eligible young women an so I immediately empathize with these three, imagining