Monaco Jesuita, Jesuit Priest in Traditional Hat and Robe, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove oil on panel and with what looks to

and with what looks to be a small signature on reverse (and that white on what reverse side is quite lovely too

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

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

There's a trophy or two in there too

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 and with what looks toI 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