Portrait of Mrs. Arthur Melville

c. 1908

Theodore Roussel

Associated Names
Theodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

Theodore Roussel

Printer, British, 1847 - 1926

The image shows a portrait of a woman seated from the waist up. She is slightly turned to her right, with her left arm resting on the chair's arm. Her facial features are soft, with dark hair pulled back. She wears a simple dress with short puffed sleeves and a collar, and a pendant around her neck. In the background, there are ceramic or glass vessels on a shelf, with textured fabric suggesting curtains or tapestries. The artwork focuses on the woman's delicate lines and shading in a dimly lit interior.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 22.7 × 17.7 cm (8 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7551

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 84, state viii/x

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Hausberg, Margaret Dunwoody. The Prints of Theodore Roussel: a catalogue raisonné. Bronxville, NY: 1991, no. 84, state viii/x.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" lower right tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp" lower right tab, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q65025707

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