Portrait of a Woman

1850s

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows an oval-framed portrait of a woman sitting with her hands in her lap, holding a folded fan. She is facing slightly to the viewer's right, with dark hair styled back neatly. She has delicate facial features and wears a light-colored dress with a high neck and a ruffled capelet. The woman also wears dark lace fingerless gloves and a round brooch at the neckline. The background is dark, contrasting with the lighter foreground. The frame is decorated with red and gold patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of the Richard King Mellon Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 7 × 5.6 cm (2 3/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
    mat: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
    case (closed): 9.3 × 8.2 × 1.5 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.7.45

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Larry Gottheim, New York); (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York), 1990; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64144804

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