Antique folk art portrait painting pair circa 1840. Early oil on canvas formal portraits of a young couple seated in period attire. These extremely expressive paintings capture the true essence of a bygone era, and offer a glimpse into life at that time. Charming details are present such as the styling of the hair, the striped shawl, the curved arm of a chair and a rose on the table. These fine details add a literary tone to these very compelling portraits. In their original gilt frames which retain the original gilt finish. The back has an ink stamp BROWN, 165 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON which I was able to date to 1840. BROWN LONDON was a renowned supplier of artists’ canvas and stretchers frequented by the top tier professional artists of the day. A fine example of English portraiture from this period. DIMENSIONS: overall 15.25″H x 13.25″W; site size 11.5″H x 9.5″W. CONDITION: Very good antique condition, paint is stable with craquelure, minor imperfections and signs of age and wear to painted surface as shown, wear to gesso on edges/corners of frame as shown.