Portrait of a Woman

c. 1858

Mlle. Verdier

Associated Names
Mlle. Verdier

Artist, French, 19th century

The image depicts a woman from the waist upward seated in a portrait style, facing slightly to the right. She has dark hair and is wearing a dark dress with lace collar and cuffs, accessorized with a brooch, lace detailing on the sleeves, and bracelets. The background is a dark hue, typical of daguerreotype portraits, and the photograph is framed with a gold-colored border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.8 × 7 cm (3 7/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
    framed: 15.24 × 12.7 cm (6 × 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.113.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Didier Montaut, France; (Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs, New Haven, CT), 2023; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

studio label for Mademoiselle VERDIER on frame verso

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