Portrait of a Girl

c. 1853

Victor Plumier

Associated Names
Victor Plumier

Artist, Belgian, 1821 - 1895

The image shows a person standing with a slight turn to their left, their head facing forward and right hand resting on the back of a chair. The individual has subtle facial features with a calm expression, and dark hair mostly covered by a veil. They are wearing a long, flowing white dress with layers and a high collar, along with a white veil that drapes over their shoulders and down their back. A ribbon or sash is tied at their waist. The subject is holding a small object or flower in their right hand. The background is plain and dark, and the subject stands out prominently in the framed photograph. The image is bordered by a decorative frame with gold and dark colors.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 14.3 × 10.7 cm (5 5/8 × 4 3/16 in.)
    mat: 20 × 16 cm (7 7/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
    framed: 21.2 × 17.1 × 1 cm (8 3/8 × 6 3/4 × 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.23.20


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Marc Pagneux, Paris); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York, 1989; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of frame, by unknown hand, center in blue crayon: 30; center printed in black ink on applied brown label: RUE VIVIENNE / VICTOR PLUMIER. / PORTRAITS au DAGUERREOTYPE

Wikidata ID

Q64169828

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