Accession No
4619
Brief Description
framed water colour portrait of La Comtesse de Genlis and a globe, French, c.1820
Origin
France
Maker
Class
prints
Earliest Date
1820
Latest Date
1820
Inscription Date
Material
wood; paper; metal (brass); glass
Dimensions
height 142mm; breadth 122mm; thickness 16mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Gabor Cossa Antiques on 10/06/1997.
Inscription
‘La Comtesse de Genlis’ (paper label stuck on back)
Description Notes
Oval watercolour 76 x 60 mm, surrounded by a brass rim holding glass in place and set in a recess in a black painted wood frame. Paper glued over back of frame, and paper label stuck on back. Brass hanging loop on top of frame.
Condition fair (paint wearing off frame); complete.
References
Events
Description
In this painting the French writer and educator, Madame de Genlis, sits with a terrestrial globe behind her left shoulder. Globes have often appeared in portrait paintings beside subjects, their ownership signifying intelligence and worldliness.
14/01/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 14/01/2014
FM:40052
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