Portrait of a noble lady in a silk robe and a white rose in her hair, this Biedermeier painting in the magnificent original gold-plated frame was executed in the second half of 19th century and due to the stilistic and composition cryteria is very close to other female portraits by Austrian portrait painter Anton Ebert (1845 - 1896). A few oriental portraits by A,Ebert see on following link : http://www.arcadja.com/auctions/en/ebert_anton/artist/8551/ Literature: The artist is listed in : "Austrian Artists Dictionary "by Heinrich Fuchs, Vienna 1974 and " Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenen Künstler " by Thieme/Becker. Leipzig, 1999 Inscription: unsigned. Technique: oil in oval on rectangular canvas, magnificent original period gold-plated frame. Measurements: unframed w 24 7/8" x h 31" (63 x 79 cm), oval image 22 7/8" x h 30 1/4" (58 x 77 cm), framed w 33 1/8" x h 15 1/2" (85 x 101 cm) Condition: in very good condition.