Miss Raymond

late 19th century?

Imitator of John Russell

Associated Names
John Russell

Artist, British, 1745 - 1806

The image shows a portrait of a woman's upper body. She is looking into the distance with her head turned slightly to the left. She has light skin, pink lips, and a calm expression. Her hair is styled in an updo with soft curls framing her face and a veil draped over it. She is wearing a light-colored garment with lace detailing around the neckline and is resting a hand on her chest. The background has a subtle gradient of blue and green hues. A signature and date are visible to the left of her shoulder.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on cream laid paper, mounted to canvas (on stretcher)

  • Credit Line

    Ellen F. Karpf and New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 60.4 x 44.3 cm (23 3/4 x 17 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.20.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jeffares (online): no. J.64.2391

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles J. Wertheimer [1842-1911], London. Louis (or Léopold) Hirsch, Paris. Charles J. Wertheimer. (sale, Paris, Galliera, Objets du xviiie siècle appartenant à Divers Amateurs..., Paris, 14 March 1964, no. 3, reproduced plate II, 3). (Bernheimer, Munich); purchased by NGA 2004.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Pastels of the Eighteenth Century: Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 2004, no cat.

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Neil Jeffares, "John Russell." Dictionary of pastellists before 1800. London, 2006; online edition [http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Russell3.pdf], accessed 16 July 2018: no.J.64.2391

1894

  • Williamson, G. C. John Russell, R.A.. London, 1894: 173.

2006

  • Jeffares, Neil. Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800. London, 2006: 462

2010

  • Dorange, Camille. "John Russell (1745 - 1806) et la France." British Art Journal. 10 (2009/2010): no. 9.

Inscriptions

left center in pastel: J. Russell pt. / 1783

Wikidata ID

Q64583884

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