Self-portrait with wife, Katherine
Artist
Edward Ellice
(Scottish, 1810 - 1880)
Date1857-1858
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 6 9/16 × 5 3/4 inches (16.66 × 14.61 cm)
Mount: 11 3/16 × 8 3/4 inches (28.42 × 22.23 cm)
Mount: 11 3/16 × 8 3/4 inches (28.42 × 22.23 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2020.7.22
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, bottom, in black pen: "Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ellice";
On mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Self Portrait with Wife".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a bearded man seated in three-quarter profile with a woman standing behind him; her right arm is resting on his back. The man wears a checkered suit and is seated with his legs crossed and his hands clasped. The woman wears a long dress with a lace collar and a striped skirt. They are outside of a structure with a closed door.ProvenanceHall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2020;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.
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