Portrait of a Woman
Verdier Mlle. · French
c. 1858
- Medium
- daguerreotype with applied color
- Classification
- Photograph
- Period
- 1851 to 1875
- Image size
- 8631 × 10095px
Description
The image depicts a woman from the waist upward seated in a portrait style, facing slightly to the right. She has dark hair and is wearing a dark dress with lace collar and cuffs, accessorized with a brooch, lace detailing on the sleeves, and bracelets. The background is a dark hue, typical of daguerreotype portraits, and the photograph is framed with a gold-colored border.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).