Faustine Leo by Karl-Heinrich Lehmann

Painted in 1842 when Faustine was just 10 years old by her cousin. She would die in 1865.

2 comments:

anotherwendyk said...

I could not take my eyes from this painting when I happened upon it this summer in NYC. Her eyes draw you to her. It's simply beautiful...

Steve Soper said...

I couldn't agree more -- she just held me with her stare.

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