Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame young rebel with dots and dash and

with dots and dash and x's etc used along with color to distinguish each layer

5 1/4" from edge to tip of nose

which is especially true in this one--and to my eye these two women

I've since learned this is called a Herkules rug beater

Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame young rebel with dots and dash and(A bit hard to photograph on account of the very gold frame I've shot in two different lights to try to give a sense.) Women at the sea became a popular subject for paintings of the Victorian era books have been written all about why, with reasons ranging from the popularization of belief in the healthfulness and curative powers of the sea and salt air, to deeply rooted associations between women and water fluid(ity) etc. (Relatedly, sea moss