Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame Gaetano Pancaldi to have her serve as

to have her serve as my guiding light

and the brass is so bright and shiny there is a tiny part of me that thinks perhaps made of gold

a grandmother and grandson perhaps

I wish I had a bunch of these to put at each place setting on a dinner party table

Photos are shot at 2x magnification

Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame Gaetano Pancaldi to have her serve asTotal love for this portrait. I paid near what I'm asking for it, but for me the face of this child (a boy I believe) holds pretty much the whole world in it curiosity, and perceptiveness, and eagerness, and perhaps a bit of mischief too completely alive with spirit. The subject also seems much less like a "child" than a complex, full fledged person! And radiant, those pink cheeks feeling as if truly blushing from within. Maybe this won't strike