Louise Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Louise Cheney
American, 1856 - 1939
PhotographerPhotographed by
Giacomo Brogi
Italian, 1822 - 1881
Date1874 - 1881
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/4 × 3 11/16in. (13.3 × 9.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 9/16 × 4 5/16in. (16.7 × 11cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 9/16 × 4 5/16in. (16.7 × 11cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Anne Cheney Zinsser
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of Louise Cheney as a young woman. She is looking off camera to the left. Louise is wearing a vertically striped dress or blouse that has a lace collar. There are silk ribbons tied at her neck. Her hair is styled in an updo and decorated with beaded combs. There are small curls over her forehead.
There is a thin red border printed around the edge of the cabinet card. There is also a decorative banner printed in red ink below the image area.
There is a thin red border printed around the edge of the cabinet card. There is also a decorative banner printed in red ink below the image area.
Object number2008.37.124
MarkingsPrinted in red ink on bottom of recto: "G. BROGI / FIRENZE."The coat of arms of Italy (1861-1878) is printed in red ink on verso, flanked by a pair of intersecting medallions on each side, also printed in red ink.
The top medallion on the left features a seated figure facing to the left with an outstretched arm. Text around the circumference reads: "AL PROGRESSO DELLE ARTI DELL INDUSTRIA E DEL / ESPOSIZIONE / FORLI". The bottom medallion has a wreath of leaves around the edge and the letters "GI" printed in the middle.
The bottom medallion on the right has the letters "GIA" printed in the middle.The text around the circumference reads: "R SOCIETA TOSCANA D". The top medallion features a walking figure that is dropping flowers on the ground. The text around the circumference reads: "ESPOSIZIONE INTER DI ORTICOLTURA FIRENZE 1874". These two medallions are renderings of the front and back of the Tuscan Horticultural Society prize for 1874.
Printed in red ink on verso, below medallions: "G. BROGI / FOTOGRAFO DI S. M. IL RE D'ITALIA"
Printed in red ink on verso below previous text: A decorative banner with the word "FIRENZE"
Printed in red ink on verso below banner: "STABILIMENTO / 15 LUNG'ARNO DELLE GRAZIE. / NEGOZIO / 1 VIA TORNABUONI. / K. KRZIWANEK, VIENNA."
Printed in red ink on bottom of verso: "SI POSSONO SEMPRE AVERNE NOUVE COPIE."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Miss Louise / Firenze - Italia"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.
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