Ecole ANGLAISE du XIXème siècle * The preparation for the ball. Three children playing with their mother's jewellery and hair in a white satin dress, a dog at her feet. Gouache on a very large ivory panel. Around 1835/1840. 40.5 x 33 cm. Slots, small chips on the edge, stains or discolorations. Gilded metal frame with frieze decoration of foliated foliage foliage. 52 x 43.5 cm.