ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
The image depicts a woman standing with her body slightly turned to the side. She holds a large basket in one hand and leans on a fish net with the other. She has a subtle smile and her gaze is directed to the side. She wears a headscarf, a striped, long-sleeved top, a knee-length skirt, and is barefoot. Shells are scattered around her on the ground. The background features a textured wall and a tree trunk to the right.
Read the visual description

The image depicts a woman standing with her body slightly turned to the side. She holds a large basket in one hand and leans on a fish net with the other. She has a subtle smile and her gaze is directed to the side. She wears a headscarf, a striped, long-sleeved top, a knee-length skirt, and is barefoot. Shells are scattered around her on the ground. The background features a textured wall and a tree trunk to the right.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Shrimp Fisher Girl

Félix Jacques Antoine Moulin

Date
c. 1854
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 21.8 x 16.3 cm (8 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.) mount: 37.7 x 29.6 cm (14 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2007.29.37
Credit line
Paul Mellon Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • albumen silver print
Provenance

(Robert Self); Howard and Jane Ricketts, London, late 1970s; NGA purchase, 2007.

NGA object ID 137735. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.