help identifying a old pic

[KC]

Interesting piece.  Her eyes could follow you anywhere in the room!!!!!

I am speculating that is an arbor with all the greenery around,

The frame is definitely the value in this piece - that is if this is a reproduction piece.  There will be someone to want it!

[ghopper1924]

Yes, the frame is nice alright.

I imagine that the original painting is in a museum.

[jondar]

Re the two pictures, the clothing and pose is the same the face and expression are different.

[KC]

That is what I noticed as well jondar.  The original doesn't have those "eyes" that follow you!

[jondar]

KC - I'm wondering if someone may have "blotted out" the original Duchess's" face and painted in someone else's.  The quality of the face in the O.P.'s picture doesn't seem to have the same quality of the face in the original.  That is, if the picture in the link is an original.  I wish I knew more about painting, there's probably a story here.

[mart]

I think this was done from a copy of Gainsboroughs painting !!  Way too many differences in the two for it to be done from the original !!  If this were mine I would take it out of the frame and see if it has a printmakers name !! It would not be not unusual for copies to be made after it was in the public domain !! You could copy and sell or make prints from the original as many as you wanted with no problems !!

[goodbye2you]

I think this was done from a copy of Gainsboroughs painting !!  Way too many differences in the two for it to be done from the original !!  If this were mine I would take it out of the frame and see if it has a printmakers name !! It would not be not unusual for copies to be made after it was in the public domain !! You could copy and sell or make prints from the original as many as you wanted with no problems !!

i'm kinda afraid to do that cause the back of the frame is  like brown paper and i would have to rip it off to look at the painting

[mart]

Tap the back and see if it isn`t hard underneath that paper !!  That on back is a dust cover,, just brown paper !!  Take a pic of that back and post it please !!

[goodbye2you]

Tap the back and see if it isn`t hard underneath that paper !!  That on back is a dust cover,, just brown paper !!  Take a pic of that back and post it please !!

yeah its hard on the back and i need new batteries still for my cam lol

[bbc-antiques.co.uk]

Hi I believe it is a Gansbrough print  popular early 20th century  regards Martin