Empress Josephine.

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

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

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/2 x 8 15/16in. (29.2 x 22.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a woman sitting at a table. Her left hand rests on an open book. Her right hand rests on her cheek. She is wearing a dress with balloon sleeves of a different fabric. Strips of the dress fabric extend over the shoulders of the sleeves. She wears a long chain around her neck. There is a tablecloth on the table. Printed drapery and a column are in the right background. A tree, and the sun, with rays coming from behind it, are in the left background.

Object number1950.202.131

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "EMPRESS JOSEPHINE."

On verso, upper left, in red ink, "963". In pencil, "1.00". In pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 8 / #23"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 55" accession number.

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