Jean François de Vallée
Silhouette of Madame Olivette Sterne

ArtistAmerican, born France, active 1795–1828
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Silhouette of Madame Olivette Sterne
Date1814
Probable placeNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumInk on paperboard
DimensionsSheet: 8 × 5 7/16 in. (20.3 × 13.8 cm)
Frame: 10 1/2 × 7 7/8 in. (26.7 × 20 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Alice C. Simkins in memory of Alice N. Hanszen
Object numberB.99.4
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
DescriptionJean François de Vallée emigrated from France and attempted to establish a cotton mill in Virginia. When that venture proved unsuccessful, he worked as an artist, particularly of miniatures, working in Philadelphia, Charleston, New Orleans, and Boston.
ProvenanceWilliam C. Hogg (1875–1930); Estate of William C. Hogg; inherited by his brother, Mike Hogg (1885–1941), and sister-in-law, Alice Nicholson Hogg (1900–1977), later Alice Nicholson Hanszen, Houston; Estate of Alice Nicholson Hanszen; inherited by her niece, Alice C. Simkins, San Antonio; given to MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on back of board upper right: Mme Olivette Sterne / J. F. V.
Marked in ink on paper backing [removed]: Name on back / Mme Olivette Sterne / J.F.V.; Jean Francois de la Valleè / French emigrée to America
Marked in ink lower left below image: J. F. Valleè, pinxt. / 1814
[no marks]

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