Two women at the grave of a loved one
Original Language TitleDeux femmes se recueillent sur la tombe d'une etre cher . . .
Artist
Philibert Perraud
(French, born 1815)
Artist
Auguste Boulland
(French, active 1840s-1850s)
Dateca. 1845
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Mat: 5 1/8 × 4 1/8 inches (13.02 × 10.48 cm)
Mat: 5 1/8 × 4 1/8 inches (13.02 × 10.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2007.49.2
SignedOn mat recto, lower right, in brown pen: "Boulland et Perraud."
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of two women kneeling and bowing their heads in front of a grave which is covered in flowers. The woman on the left wears a checkered dress and her hands are clasped. This quarter plate uncased daguerreotype is housed in an oval paper mat (removed from warped case with red silk liner).ProvenancePurchased from Artcurial Paris, Sale 1170, lot 8, May 15 2007 by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2007;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2007.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2007.
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