Self-portrait
Artist
Lady Harriet Elizabeth St. Clair Erskine
(English, 1831 - 1867)
Date1857-1858
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet (oval): 6 × 4 11/16 inches (15.24 × 11.91 cm)
Mount: 11 1/8 × 9 inches (28.27 × 22.86 cm)
Mount: 11 1/8 × 9 inches (28.27 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2020.7.89
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, bottom, in black pen: "Lady Harriet St. Clair.";
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "Self Portrait".
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionOval image of a woman in profile. She's wearing a checkered dress with a lace collar and a bow. She is seated beside a small table where she rest her left elbow. The table is covered in a dark patterned cloth and a book is placed near the center.Gallery LabelAmateur photography in mid-1800s England emerged from a social context that valued both artistic experimentation and scientific inquiry. Women amateurs were few and far between. Those who practiced photography often came from aristocratic backgrounds and photographed people in their social circles. Lady Harriet Elizabeth (born St. Clair-Erskine), who became Countess of Münster upon her marriage, made this self-portrait, which may have originally been intended for a family album.
Hall 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.
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information,
is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete.
Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a
particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum.
If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image,
please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.
