Portrait of Woman and Child

1855

Jean-Baptiste Frénet

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Frénet

Artist, French, 1814 - 1889

The image shows two individuals from the waist up. The person on the left is seated while the person on the right is standing and leaning towards the seated individual. The seated person has dark, neatly styled hair pulled back and is wearing a pair of earrings. They have a composed expression and are dressed in a dark-colored garment with white collar and long sleeves. They are holding a white flower. The standing individual has hair pulled back and seems to be interacting with the seated person. They are wearing a light-colored, striped dress with a shawl-like design around the shoulders. Both individuals are set against a blurred foliage backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    The Nola Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 23 x 17.1 cm (9 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.92.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Artist estate; (estate sale, Pescheteau-Badin, Godeau, et Leroy at Drouot, Paris, 22 January 2000); (Alex Novak, Chalfont, PA); (Galerie Daniel Blau), Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q64155617

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