Louisa.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (30.2 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 9 15/16in. (35.7 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a young woman standing by a balustrade. She wears a dress with a V-shaped neckline and puff sleeves trimmed with bows and eyelet lace. Her jewelry includes a brooch and a double strand of pearls or beads. Her hair is braided and gathered into two buns on either side of her head. He hands rest on a fringed shawl that is draped over the balustrade. Rose bushes grow in the background.

Object number1982.69.4

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LOUISA. / 18."
On verso, lower right, in pencil, "Drw 33" / the accession number.

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