Monaco Jesuita, Jesuit Priest in Traditional Hat and Robe, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove oil on panel and the ring Macassar ebony

and the ring Macassar ebony (from Makassar

There's a trophy or two in there too

which is as carefully painted as her front

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

Monaco Jesuita, Jesuit Priest in Traditional Hat and Robe, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove oil on panel and the ring Macassar ebonyI 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