Portrait of a Woman

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Portrait of a Woman
Datec. 1780–1790
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gilt, hair, and glass
Dimensions1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 cm)
Frame: 3 3/16 in. diameter (8.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1610
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2007–March 3, 2008.

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