Antique Victorian Seaside Portrait Signed M. Taylor 1886 Oil Painting

This is a striking original Victorian oil painting on artist’s board, signed and dated lower right “M. Taylor. ’86” (1886). The painting depicts a woman in late-19th-century attire, outdoors against a seaside backdrop with sandy dunes and tufts of grass leading to the ocean. The subject matter reflects the period’s fascination with seaside leisure and resort culture. • Artist: M. Taylor (unidentified 19th-century painter) • Date: 1886 (signed & dated) • Medium: Oil on prepared artist’s board (with partial F.W. Devoe & Co., New York art materials label on the reverse) • Size: Framed: 13.5”W x 16.75”H Art: 9.25”W x 12.25”H • Condition: Overall very good for age, with light craquelure and aged varnish typical of works from this period. Frame shows expected wear and small losses consistent with a 19th-century gesso/gilt frame. • Provenance: Found in Texas; artist’s board originally supplied by Devoe & Co., New York, a well-known 19th-century art materials dealer. This is an evocative example of late Victorian portraiture, suitable for collectors of antique paintings, maritime/seaside art, or Victorian decorative arts.