Jean François de Vallée
Silhouette of Madame Olivette Sterne

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Artist Jean François de Vallée (American, born France, active 1795–1828)American, 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

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

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

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