Monaco Jesuita, Jesuit Priest in Traditional Hat and Robe, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove oil on panel When the carousel is still

When the carousel is still

in ornate gold frames with oval shaped mats--but I think he would be quite excellent in a barber shop now

I think this has 100 years on it at least

which I thought would be especially apt for a fellow antiques dealer or collector used to negotiating deals

just showing a little bit of a white crust—some of which I think might actually have been from the cream of the printed fabric (which adds to my sense it may have been hand-printed and was still wet enough to smear a bit

Monaco Jesuita, Jesuit Priest in Traditional Hat and Robe, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove oil on panel When the carousel is stillI found this 19th century watercolor at a treasure trove of a shop in Cohoes, NY and it just called to me perhaps for feeling aptly somber for the moment we are living in (though he's got a hopeful feeling pink flush to his cheeks); and certainly also because I love his extremely wide brimmed hat! (Called a Cappello Romano,or Saturno, I believe) Along the bottom edge of the reverse side handwritten in graphite is "Monaco Jesuita" Monaco Jesuit. As I