Charles Hénard
Portrait of a Woman

ArtistFrench, 1757–c. 1812
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Portrait of a Woman
Date1798
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gilt, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1605
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Judy & Brian Harden Antiques, Glouchester, England]; purchased by Caroline Ross,October 10, 2001; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed lower left: "...(?) Henard / 1798"

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