Hope with Her Anchor

Merry-Joseph Blondel

Associated Names
Merry-Joseph Blondel

Artist, French, 1781 - 1853

The image shows a seated person captured in profile. The person has styled hair in a bun with a headpiece, detailed facial features, and is dressed in flowing clothing. They are holding a curved blade in their left hand and their right arm is extended outward. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.9 x 56.7 cm (16 1/2 x 22 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.4.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

{David and Constance Yates, New York); purchased 1993 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Bl

Wikidata ID

Q64614424

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