Bust of an Italian Woman

1875/1880

Giuseppe de Nittis

Associated Names
Giuseppe De Nittis

Artist, Italian, 1846 - 1884

The image shows a portrait of a woman. She is in a profile pose, with her face turned slightly to the left. Her hair is styled up, and she wears a loose garment around her shoulders. There are no visible objects or jewelry, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.7 × 21.6 cm (12 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 41.2 × 29.8 cm (16 1/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.48.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fiorani 1999, no. 28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hector Giacomelli [1822-1904], Paris and Versailles (Lugt 1311). (Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Fiorani, Fabio. De Nittis incisore. Rome, 1999: no. 28

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: T697

Markings

Hector Giacomelli [1822-1904], Paris and Versailles (Lugt 1311)

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