Featured Help w/ID Antique 19th Century Woman's Portrait

So did I. The closest course to me was in Switzerland. Much too expensive for me though, very high fees and high cost of living.
As an alternative I did the entrance exams for a curator course at a Dutch museum academy, passed and was accepted, but in the end I felt it was the wrong place for me.
(So I went on to study theology instead. As you do.)

 

It's either a joy or a slog, with nothing in between.

 

I started out in art school, but at the time there was pressure to get married right away and start a family. I had two kids in two years, got divorced and had to work to support myself and the kids. I am only now getting back to painting.