[Portrait of a Woman]
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Artist
Unknown
CultureUnknown
Titles
- [Portrait of a Woman]
Date19th Century
MediumAmbrotype with applied color
DimensionsImage: 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (14.9 × 10.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 8 1/4 × 6 5/8 × 3/8 in. (21 × 16.8 × 1 cm)
Frame (outer): 8 1/4 × 6 5/8 × 3/8 in. (21 × 16.8 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Family Foundation and various donors in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marvins' 25th Anniversary
Object number2014.742
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
The heavy application of color in this work reveals not only the common desire to overcome the medium’s limited monochrome palette but also a conscious attempt to emulate the established fine arts. In painting the portrait, the artist was able to introduce a refined setting and seascape background beyond the setup of the studio while maintaining the photographic veracity of portraiture in leaving the sitter’s face and hands unretouched.
ProvenanceEarly provenance unknown; Bernard Quaritch Ltd., London; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, 2014.
Published References None
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Unknown French
1855-1858
Ambrotype with applied color
2024.1001
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Unknown
c. 1940s
Gelatin silver print with applied color, mounted to wood
2017.206
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