Portrait of a Woman

c. 1860

Charles D. Fredericks

Associated Names
Charles D. Fredricks

Artist, American, 1823 - 1894

The image shows a woman from the waist up, seated on the floor, slightly leaning forward. Her facial features are clear, with prominent cheekbones and appearing to have a serious expression. Her hair is parted in the middle and falls neatly on either side of her face. She is wearing a dark, heavy shawl wrapped around her shoulders and a plaid woolen skirt visible beneath. Beside her is a woven basket filled with apples, one of which she holds in her hand. The background is plain, with a neutral-toned wall that suggests an indoor setting, providing a minimal and unobtrusive backdrop to the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9.05 × 6.2 cm (3 9/16 × 2 7/16 in.)
    mount: 10.3 × 6.2 cm (4 1/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.12.19

  • Series Title

    Specialité

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York), c. 1990s; NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: My apple / woman; center printed in black ink: Charles D. Fredricks & CO. / "Specialité," / 587 Broadway, New York.

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