Portrait of a Nun
Portrait of a Nun

Currently not on view

Portrait of a Nun,

ca. 1855

attributed to Morel, French, active 1852–1871
x1994-48

Information

Title
Portrait of a Nun
Dates

ca. 1855

Maker
attributed to Morel
Medium
Daguerreotype with applied color
Dimensions
image: 12.2 x 8.8 cm (4 13/16 x 3 7/16 in.) frame: 24.8 x 21.4 cm (9 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of the Florence Gould Foundation
Object Number
x1994-48
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris, Rue du Dragon, 44

Inscription
Handwritten name: M. et Mme. Arthur Le Duc
Culture
French
Type
black-and-white photographs, hand coloring, photographs, daguerreotypes
Materials
half plate
Techniques
daguerreotype, hand coloring
Subject
portraits, women, figures (representations), frames (furnishings), nuns

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