Woman wearing dress of the region of Lisieux, Argentelle

Artist Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard (French, 1800 - 1874)

DateSeptember 14, 1846

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Mat: 5 7/8 × 4 7/8 inches (14.92 × 12.38 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2017.44.9

SignedAttribution on typed label adhered to paper backer, top, in black: “Louis-Adolphe, Baron Humbert de Molard , / Femme portant une coiffe de la region de / Lisieux, Argentelle 14 septembre 1846, / Daguerréotype 80mm x 105mm / ¼ de plaque”

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DescriptionImage of seated woman wearing tall headdress, striped dress, and plaid scarf draped over shoulders.This quarter plate uncased daguerreotype is sealed with paper backing and housed in British style paper mat.Provenance

Provenance

Gérard Lévy, Paris, France;
Purchased at his sale, Photographies de Collection L'Excellence d'un Regard, Millon, Paris, France, December 20, 2016, lot 3, by Vintage Works, Ltd., Chalfont, PA;
Purchased from them by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.

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