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The image depicts a person standing with their back towards the viewer. The person is holding a bouquet of flowers in each hand, with arms outstretched to the sides. They are wearing a long dress with puffed sleeves, a fitted bodice, an apron tied at the waist, and a bonnet tied in a ribbon at the back of their hair. The person's facial features are not visible. There are scattered flowers on the ground around the person, and the background is plain.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Blumenstraussmädchen (Flower Seller)
Quirin Mark, after Johann Christian Brand
- Date
- 1775
- Medium
- engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 36 × 24.5 cm (14 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.) sheet: 47 × 34.5 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2015.16.7
- Credit line
- Purchased as an Anonymous Gift
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien / Etudes prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les cris de Vienne (Cries of Vienna)
Provenance
(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.
Inscription
lower left in plate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof.; lower right in plate: Gestochen v. Quir. Marck; lower center in plate: Blumenstraussmädchen./Bouquetière
NGA object ID 167167. 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.