Definitely a Vigée Le Brun copy. debora_34_ is correct. I came to the replies looking for her exact reply. Doesn't mean it's worthless, just not an original.
Yours is a copy of a self-portrait done in 1790 by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Mme. Le Brun painted 17 different self-portraits of herself during her lifetime. This is called the St. Luca self-portrait as it was painted for the Accademia di St. Luca in Rome. Yours is signed by the artist "C. Raini" who most likely worked in Rome and produced the work close to the date on the verso, January 1868.
maeday76
·5 months agoDefinitely a Vigée Le Brun copy. debora_34_ is correct. I came to the replies looking for her exact reply. Doesn't mean it's worthless, just not an original.
waxu_93
·5 months agofrom a china ai
debora(34)
·5 months agoYours is a copy of a self-portrait done in 1790 by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Mme. Le Brun painted 17 different self-portraits of herself during her lifetime. This is called the St. Luca self-portrait as it was painted for the Accademia di St. Luca in Rome. Yours is signed by the artist "C. Raini" who most likely worked in Rome and produced the work close to the date on the verso, January 1868.
pastimpressions
·5 months agoThe design & patina wear of the stretcher bar frame and the square nails are consistent with the age of the work in question.
Whether or not the painting belongs to that frame and nails I cannot discern visually from the images provided on a computer screen.
If the oil on linen matches the stretcher frame/nails I would be happy to say the painting is of that general age range.
Whether, if indeed age confirmed, this is an original or a copy I cannot say.
Copying works of art is as old as painting itself. It could theoretically be a painting from the 1860's that is a copy of a painting.
Bring this to a qualified art appraiser in your area so that it could be meticulously studied in person.
Best of luck in your research.