Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame Gaetano Pancaldi and here with the clearly

and here with the clearly joyful effort put into detailing the ruffled sleeves

So many of the naive drawings we see were based on prints

Photos are shot at 2x magnification

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

Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame Gaetano Pancaldi and here with the clearlyTotal 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