Antique Watercolor Miniature Portrait, Mother and 2 children, Theodor Schloepke, Artist signed Borghese Of course in that time

Of course in that time most marriages were arranged for political or monetary gain for families

The plinth is 12" long

I thought it must have a broken long handle

A real eye pleaser

you can tell this is a high quality artisan's work

Antique Watercolor Miniature Portrait, Mother and 2 children, Theodor Schloepke, Artist signed Borghese Of course in that timeA splendid portrait of a young family, mother and her 2 children, watercolor by listed artist and portraitist, Theodor Schloepke (1812 1878). A German, he worked in Paris from 1855 57 with artist Horace Vernet, and at the request of his patron, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II. While his main interest was the then popular war and "orientalist" movement, lots of horses and action, he was also a superior portrait miniature artist. Best noted for his