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The image shows the upper body and face of a person facing the camera. The person is wearing an ornate hat with large feathers and fabric details, and a dark, textured fabric that covers their shoulders and chest. Their facial features include a subtle smile, dark eyes, and eyebrows. The background is a plain, blurred space, giving the photograph an aged, sepia-toned appearance.
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The image shows the upper body and face of a person facing the camera. The person is wearing an ornate hat with large feathers and fabric details, and a dark, textured fabric that covers their shoulders and chest. Their facial features include a subtle smile, dark eyes, and eyebrows. The background is a plain, blurred space, giving the photograph an aged, sepia-toned appearance.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Daughter of the Marshland

Peter Henry Emerson

Date
1890-1891, printed 1893
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
image: 12.7 × 10.2 cm (5 × 4 in.)
Classification
Photograph · Print
Accession number
2013.55.1.14
Credit line
Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Volume
On English Lagoons

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Water
  • Book
  • Nature
  • photogravure
Provenance

(Robert Hershkowitz Ltd., Sussex, England), 1990; NGA purchase, 2013.

NGA object ID 205597. 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.