This is a great picture of a little girl in the 19th century. It was printed on a thick cardboard & was hand colorized. There is great detail & the colors really give the photo an amazing look! This photo is oak framed & well made. It is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner. As seen in picture 4. There is a little discoloration around the actual picture of the girl & the artist signature is faded. This would be such a great picture for the home! Take it with you today! Auguste & Louis Lumiere patented a color photography process called Autochrome Lumiere in 1903. Typically, watercolors, oils, crayons or pastels, & other paints or dyes are applied to the image surface using brushes, fingers, cotton swabs or airbrushes. Hand-colored photographs were most popular in the mid - to late-19th century before the invention of color photography & some firms specialized in producing hand-colored photographs. Dimensions: 11" long x 8 3/4" wide. SKU: 17303 Circa 1880 Artist Signed Hand Colorized Photo Printed On Board in An Oak Frame
