Contemplating the Picture
Print
1781-1784 (printed)
1781-1784 (printed)
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Print, stipple etching of a woman looking at a portrait miniature, she is holding, while seated next to a table on which are writing implements.
Object details
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| Title | Contemplating the Picture (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Stipple etching |
| Brief description | Print, 'Contemplating the Picture', a stipple etching depicting a woman looking at a portrait miniature, by Laneau after John Raphael Smith, England, 1781-1784 |
| Physical description | Print, stipple etching of a woman looking at a portrait miniature, she is holding, while seated next to a table on which are writing implements. |
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| Gallery label | This woman is absorbed by the portrait miniature she is holding. Her act of viewing suggests her emotional state and the outlines of a story. Maybe she is looking at the miniature because of the absence or loss of the person it depicts? Perhaps it is a portrait of her lover? |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Accession number | E.219-2002 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2004 |
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