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The image shows a bust portrait of a woman. She is depicted facing slightly to the right with her head turned towards the viewer. She has dark eyes, softly drawn facial features, and dark hair styled loosely. She wears a large hat with a bow or ribbon, a dark outfit with a high collar, and possibly layers of clothing. The background is plain and light, emphasizing the subject.
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The image shows a bust portrait of a woman. She is depicted facing slightly to the right with her head turned towards the viewer. She has dark eyes, softly drawn facial features, and dark hair styled loosely. She wears a large hat with a bow or ribbon, a dark outfit with a high collar, and possibly layers of clothing. The background is plain and light, emphasizing the subject.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Berthe Morisot

Edouard Manet

Date
1872-1874
Medium
lithograph on chine collé on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 20.5 × 14.2 cm (8 1/16 × 5 9/16 in.) sheet (chine collé): 24.9 × 17.8 cm (9 13/16 × 7 in.) support: 29.3 × 22.3 cm (11 9/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1995.47.80
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Impressionist
  • lithograph
  • female
  • portrait
  • Artist
  • Morisot, Berthe
Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

recto: in stone, below image, at center: Imp. Lemercier & C.ie, Paris; verso: none

Marks

none

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 93035. 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.