Emma Meyer, Interior With Two Women Gentle This exquisite mid-19th-century half-length portrait

This exquisite mid-19th-century half-length portrait by French artist Henri Grevedon (1776-1860) depicts a peasant girl before an Italianate landscape

He holds his right hand under a jacket

A rusted anchor

1832-1834) depicts a bay hunter and groom in a landscape with a hunt beyond

Appraised at Christie’s in 2001 at £5

Emma Meyer, Interior With Two Women Gentle This exquisite mid-19th-century half-length portraitThis late 19th century oil painting by Danish artist Emma Meyer (1859 1921) depicts a tastefully decorated interior with two women one reading by a window, the other exploring a cabinet. Meyer was an accomplished painter of scenes and naturalistic landscapes. The composition cleverly splits the view into two distinct elements to create added interest. Were standing in, perhaps, the parlour, where an older lady sits to read by a gently lit window. A