Watercolor pen and ink painting attributed to J Evans (American, early 19th century) Original c. 1840 New Hampshire Folk Painting of a Young Woman Holding sheet Music . It is painted en grisaille in grey and white tones. Some staining and pinholes (please study images). The sight size of the artwork is about 11.75 x 8.75 inches. There is some staining and yellowing present. The assumed original wood frame measures about 16 x 12.75 inches. Please ask questions before purchasing and thank you for looking! The artist was fluent in the first half of the 19th century. Here is a brief biography from William Cyr , Jr. Virtually nothing is known of J. Evans. Even the artist's gender is a mystery. Neither the date of birth or death of the artist can be cited. Most of the artist's naive watercolors have been found within a 35 mile-area of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Some seem to originate in the Boston-Roxbury areas of Massachusetts. More academic works are attributed to Evans, which may indicate the artist was active into the mid-19th Century. These attributed paintings have been found in Maine, New Hampshire and New York. Most of the Evans' portraits are full length and in profile. This painting is located in British Columbia, Canada and can be shipped internationally.