Lady Justice with Scales and Sword, Allegorical Watercolor Signed AHD, 1817 double ball in cage whimsy No repairs

No repairs

(There is some reflection captured in photos

51 1/2" long

almost just a shadow

There are a couple of tiny scratches in the quartz and perhaps some very aging to the silver of the beak

Lady Justice with Scales and Sword, Allegorical Watercolor Signed AHD, 1817 double ball in cage whimsy No repairsSuch a beauty and feels very timely, sadly in a very bittersweet sort of way. This is a watercolor, French I would think, signed AHD along the very bottom edge and dated 1817. I would presume done after a late 18th century engraving, though I have not found a definitive source, and emblematic of the allegorical personification of virtues of the period, which also gave rise to many Lady Liberties. Beautifully executed, wonderful bold red to her cape