Figure 1.-- This unsigned portrait is unidentified. It surely is a 19th century portrait by an artist of modest talents. It is an oil painting on metal. This is one of two charming small oils depicting two young people that looks remakable alike. It would be fair to suggest that they are brother and sister. This one depicts the brother sitting with his dog in a landscape setting dressed in what looks like classical clothes. Put the cursor on the image to see the girl.

This unsigned portrait is unidentified. It surely is a 19th century portrait by an artist of modest talents. It is an oil painting on metal. This is one of two charming small oils depicting two young people that looks remakable alike. It would be fair to suggest that they are brother and sister. This one depicts the brother sitting with his dog in a landscape setting dressed in what looks like classical clothes. What we are unsure about is if these were actual portraits and the children were really dressed like this. The tam, kilt, and plaid kneesocks certainly suggest Scotland. The kilt is, however, red rather than plaid and I don't think a Scottish boy would have worn a red kilt like this. The landscape in the background could easily be Scottish. The other portrait by the same artist shows what looks to us like a Spanisg girl with a rosary--obviously Catholic. This of cource would not be Scottish. We suspect perhaps Spanish, mabey even Basque. So we are confused here. Hopefully our readers will have some insights.

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