Portrait of an Elderly Woman
about 1853
- Medium
- Hand-colored daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- 7.1 × 5.6 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-509194
This elderly woman's unusual headdress suggests that she lived in a province in northwestern France, possibly Normandy. Her satin dress and corded belt with a bag of household keys identifies her as the head of a well-to-do rural household. The oval mat enhances the presentation of the subject and is reminiscent of miniature portrait paintings.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- about 1853 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs
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