Young girl with straw hat

Portrait of a girl.

Young girl, the head with the brown hair in profile pointing upwards to the left, in yellow straw hat with ribbons, with pearl necklace, white sleeves, green-blue and red scarf. Cut off at about chest height. Dark grey ground. Gold frame. (according to the inventory)

Findings on the reverse:

The canvas is pre-primed but not doubled. On the left edge of the canvas in the centre are numbers that can be read in reverse as "8/4", below which is the inscription, probably also in reverse, "8/4 [...]ha[...]g[z?]". On the stretcher at the top left in blue pencil "30/[...]6", next to it in pencil "#" [?], next to it in blue "16/489"; next to it a white label with a stamp border and blue double line, on it handwritten in blue "155", this label partially covers a lettering in blue "F [? ] Amerling Brun[?]"; next to it in the right corner a partially detached old sticker, on it handwritten in ink probably “22” [?, difficult to read]. Label BStGS "Inv.-Nr. 9999, F. v. Amerling Mädchenbildnis" on the lower left of the left stretcher. On the label in red "XR11/3°". On the right stretcher "XR11/3°" [Depot Meiserstr.] in light blue chalk. Remnants of glue on the top left and right of the decorative frame; "XR11/3°" in blue on the top left next to the glue stain; "5647" in pencil upside down next to it; "34155" [Munich number] in blue next to it; "XR11/3°" in light blue on the right frame moulding; "5645" in pencil upside down on the lower frame.

The painting has a protective backing with a current BSTGS label, inv. no. 9999 and a barcode.