Helen.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1833

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/16 x 9in. (28.4 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 9/16 x 11 15/16in. (42.1 x 30.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a woman standing beside a column with drapery behind her. She wears a dress in the "redingote" front-opening style, with balloon sleeves and undersleeves with lace cuffs. A high ruff is around her neck. Her jewelry includes a long chain draped around her shoulders and a large comb in her hair. She holds a cloth or handerkerchief in her right hand. A vague landscape of grass and trees is in the right background.

Object number2003.145.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "HELEN."
On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Box 23 / #8"; lower right, "Consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 31" and accession number.

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