Portrait of an Oblate Sister of Providence

c. 1880

Paris Studio

Associated Names
Paris Studio

Artist, American, active c. 1880s

The image displays a full-length portrait of a person in a religious habit, facing the camera with a neutral expression. They are holding a book and standing beside a chair with a patterned cushion. The background consists of a draped curtain and a textured backdrop, with a plush floor covering in the lower part of the image.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in brown ink: S.W. COR. BALTIMORE & CHARLES ST.; lower center: Paris Studio; lower right: BALTIMORE, MD.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 23.7.RJH / AF041A

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