Exceptional Small Portrait
A Lovely Young Lady 

Northeast, ca. 1810-1820, likely New York, Pennsylvania, or Ohio.

Oil on thin wooden panel. Soft and very pleasing. The young lady in profile with lacy high-waisted dress with pink ribbon, her hair held up on a comb with distinctive tendrils. Attributed to Jasper Miles, formerly misidentified tied as “Mr. Boyd”, was the subject of a research paper in Magazine Antiques in 2016. This portrait bears that distinctive Jasper Miles "horn shaped" inner ear, and precise attention to detail in the hair.

Excellent untouched condition. Old frame not original yet works well with the portrait. Shadows may be faintly seen about the perimeter of the portrait from the first frame. Frame size about 9 inches x 6 ¾.

From a fine long time Maine collection.