Antique watercolor " The Carol Singer" by Louisa Ann Marchioness ( 1818-1891), image size 5,75" x 3,25"Born and reared in Paris, Louisa Ann Stuart studied art under the great John Ruskin and was a friend of Watts and Burne-Jones. She moved to Ireland in 1842 upon her marriage to the third Marquess of Waterford. She mainly depicted religious and genre scenes, the latter often featuring children and with titles such as "The Little Bridesmaids" or "A Birthday Queen". She exhibited her watercolors at both the Grosvenor and Dudley Galleries in London and some can now be seen in the collections of the British Museum, the V&A and the National Gallery of Scotland. However, the majority of her work remains within the Waterford family. Provenance - Single collection of recently deceased James S Horigan who lived in England and owned gallery and later moved to Colorado.