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Egyptian woman

Artist Wilhelm Hammerschmidt (German, ca.1830 - 1869)
Dateca. 1860
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 5/8 inches (27.51 × 21.92 cm)
Mount: 14 3/8 × 12 inches (36.53 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.58
SignedSigned and numbered on image recto, lower right, in black pen: "W Hammerschmidt 195"
InscribedOn mount recto, lower left corner, in pencil: ? - possibly "Dame Egyptiane"
MarkingsOn mount recto, top, in pencil: "8H [?]"; On mount verso, left edge, in pencil: "23506".
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DescriptionImage of shrouded woman standing with hands holding back fabric near her face where only her eyes are visible.Provenance
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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