Portrait of a Girl

c. 1855

British 19th Century

Associated Names
British 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a young girl seated in profile, visible from head to foot. She is sitting on a chair or bench, facing left. Her profile reveals delicate facial features and light complexion. Her hair is styled back, likely tied with a ribbon. She wears a blue dress with ruffles, pink ribbon details, and a pink shawl. She has dark shoes and light stockings. Surrounding her are green bushes and foliage, with a painted backdrop of a cloudy sky over water in the distance. The image is framed in gold.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ambrotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Richard and Judith Smooke Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 11.2 × 8.6 cm (4 7/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
    mat: 12.7 × 10 cm (5 × 3 15/16 in.)
    case (closed): 13.8 × 11.4 × 1.8 cm (5 7/16 × 4 1/2 × 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.64.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, UK, c. 1975. (Bernard Quaritch Ltd., London); NGA purchase, 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q64144594

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