Portrait of a Woman

c. 1895

William E. Relf

Associated Names
William E. Relf

Artist, American, 1843 - 1917

The image shows a woman standing upright with a rifle. She is positioned slightly left of the image, with her body facing forward and her head turned right. She has short, curly hair, a focused expression, and is wearing a dark full-length dress with a high collar, long sleeves, a wide-brimmed hat, gloves, and a pouch or basket with birds. A dog is lying on the ground to her right. The backdrop features a tranquil landscape with trees, water, and hills in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 10.1 × 14.5 cm (4 × 5 11/16 in.)
    mount: 10.8 × 16.5 cm (4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.146

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left on mount printed in black ink: Neligh,; center left: W. E. Relf,; lower left: Nebraska.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in graphite: KL184 / 14.JL

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