How many copies of your portrait would you like?...a dozen?
Series TitleCes Petites Dames
Artist
Charles-Edouard de Beaumont
(French, 1821 - 1888)
Printer
Pierre Louis Hippolyte Destouches
(French, active 1853 - 1869)
Publisher
Maison Martinet
(French, active 1870–1880s)
Date1865
MediumLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 16 1/2 × 11 5/8 inches (41.91 × 29.54 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.308
SignedOn sheet verso, bottom, in black ink: "Mon Martinet 172, r. Rivoli et 41, r Vivienne", "Lith Destouches 28, r. Paradis Pre"
InscribedTitled on sheet recto, top, in black ink: "CES PETITES DAMES";
Captioned on sheet recto, bottom, in black ink: "CHEZ LE PHOTOGRAPHE / _Combien faut-il vous tirer d'exemplaires de votre portrait? ... une douzaine? / _Je voudrais en donner á tous mes amis. / _Alors je pense qu'une douzaine sera bien loin de vous suffire." [Translation: Photographer studio / How many copies of your portrait would you like?...a dozen? / I would like to give them to all my friends / Then I think a dozen for you will suffice.]
MarkingsOn sheet recto, upper right, in black ink: "3.";
On sheet verso, lower right, on white paper tape, in pencil: "1st Mai 1865 / atte á Ed de Beaumont".
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DescriptionIllustration of man talking to woman with his left hand pointing to the small object she holds in her hand. The woman is wearing a dress with a full skirt and a bonnet tied under her chin. A camera rests on a tripod behind her.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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