These beautiful 19th century nymphs are painted with oil on paper, inspired by frescoes found in Pompeii. 
They were popular grand tour souvenirs. The grand tour was a European trip taken by upper class young men and the paintings were a symbol of cultural sophistication. 
They are painted on paper and mounted on board, in a scumble finish frame. There’s some slight rippling, which is not unusual for an artifact of this age and possibly from being in their frames for a long period of time. 
This pair were discovered in France on our last trip. 
Measurements: 23 x 35cm high
𝓟𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓮 - 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓭𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂