Hellene von Sleben

c. 1800

European 19th Century

Associated Names
European 19th Century

Artist

The image features a profile portrait of a woman from the waist up, facing right. She has fair skin, a prominent nose, an updo hairstyle with curls by the ear, and a floral headpiece with blue leaves and a white flower. She wears a blue dress with a low neckline, short white sleeves, and two pearl necklaces around her neck. The background is a soft, muted brown oval.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur L. Liebman

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.5 x 36 cm (17 1/8 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.87.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Arthur Liebman [d. 1992], Lake Forest, IL; bequest 1992, to NGA

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper center verso in brown ink: Hellene von Sleben / gebonnen von Maufowitz

Wikidata ID

Q64560799

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