Early 19th Century British Watercolor, Beauty Chastened by Amnesia (???) Iranian with clay body showing through

with clay body showing through

The text on the shorts of the the boxer at left is enough to figure out that he is world champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran (b

There is another

but perhaps corresponds with the idea of some sort of thread or line

framed 17 3/4" x 20 3/4"

Early 19th Century British Watercolor, Beauty Chastened by Amnesia (???) Iranian with clay body showing throughAnother lovely antique British watercolor, this one I know dating to 1824 based on the portfolio it came from, though I don't know the identity of its maker. The hand written caption appears to me to read "Beauty chastened by amnesia" I may very well be making that up, though! She is certainly a beauty, and, emphatically blushing, with a rather confused expression, looks to me as if she has suddenly lost her way. I've got a predilection for things