Portrait of a Girl

c. 1850

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a young girl's seated upper body with her hands resting in her lap. Her face is turned slightly towards the camera, revealing straight hair parted in the middle that falls past her shoulders. She is wearing a dark, striped dress with short sleeves, secured with a sash around her waist. A ribbon or string is tied in her hair on both sides. The portrait is encased in an ornate gold-colored frame with a textured border. The background is a plain, neutral tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.7 × 6.2 cm (3 7/16 × 2 7/16 in.)
    frame: 10.9 × 8.5 cm (4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
    case (open): 12.1 × 19 × 1 cm (4 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.192.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thurman "Jack" Naylor, Chestnut Hill, MA; (Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc., New York), 2007; NGA purchase, 2013.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64144697

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