Helen.

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

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

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/8 x 8 15/16in. (28.3 x 22.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 11/16 x 13 1/16in. (44.9 x 33.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward Inghram

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 number1954.9.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "HELEN." lower left, in pencil, "DWR 38, #8".
On verso, in pencil: upper left, "63631 [crossed out]" accession number; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 38 [crossed out] 33".

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