Blushing Young Woman in White with Tiny Dog, Marvelous Early 19th Century Painting on Tin vintage 1930s I am finding it hard

I am finding it hard to resist antique floral watercolors these days--perhaps in part for knowing that the loveliness of spring blooms exploding everywhere at the moment will soon be gone

shining like gold and feeling ready to announce the arrival of the circus

showing the interior flesh and seeds (pears seem to be the most often seen)

The thin black stained frame is a simple one

Blushing Young Woman in White with Tiny Dog, Marvelous Early 19th Century Painting on Tin vintage 1930s I am finding it hardShe's a dream and her little dog is too. Early 19th century continental European I believe, oil on tin. Feels all about the cusp of womanhood to me, a high blush on this young woman's cheeks as she turns her to meet the gaze of the viewer, showing a little leg as she does. And this little dog peeking out behind her skirt, looking some mix of eager and anxious, one assumes a metaphor for her state of being too. Details give a good sense, with light