Portrait of a Woman from Lisieux, Argentelle

1846

Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard

Associated Names
Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard

Artist, French, 1800 - 1874

The image shows a person sitting on a low surface. They are in a slightly turned seated position, facing towards the left side of the image, with their chin resting on their right hand. Their facial features appear soft, with visible dark eyebrows and eyes. The person is wearing a large, tall headdress with a cone shape, and has dark hair peeking from underneath. They are clothed in a long, layered garment that includes a cloak and a long skirt reaching the ground. Beside them, a wicker basket with a handle rests on the floor. The background of the image is a simple textured backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
    mat: 15 × 12.3 cm (5 7/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
    overall: 15 × 12.3 × 0.2 cm (5 7/8 × 4 13/16 × 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.81.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerard Levy Collection, Paris; (Alex Novak, Chalfont, PA); NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper center printed in black ink on applied label: Louis-Adolphe, Baron Humbert de Molard / Paysanne en coiffe (2), septembre 1846, / Argentelle / Daguerréotype: 80 mm x 105 mm / 1/4 de plaque; by unknown hand, center in graphite: G77; bottom right: E/102/121

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