A Young Woman Shucking Oysters

French School, late 18th / early 19th century

Oil on canvas, in giltwood frame

Dimensions: 20cm x 18cm framed

Half-length and turned to engage us directly, the young woman with a shucking knife in one hand, an oyster cradled in the other, wears a white linen cap, a loosely crossed white fichu, and a blue apron.