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German School, late 19th century. Miniature, pastoral memorial scene, watercolour and mixed technique on celluloid. A young woman in period dress seated in a wooded landscape, leaning against a stone funerary urn on a tall plinth. A German verse inscription on the monument face reads in part: Kömt einst in diese Gründe / Mein Mädchen, die Selinde / Dann, Amor, liebste du... / Ihr meinen Namen zu — a sentimental dedication in the Rococo pastoral tradition. 8 x 13.5 cm (15 x 20.5 cm incl. frame). Colours well preserved.
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