Portrait of an elegant lady
Photography
Inventory number
2022.3.31.18.PH.FA.C1909.FRAttribution:
Atelier Nadar (French, 1855 - 1939)Description
Paper photograph representing a portrait of a young woman in a photographer's studio leaning on a chair, wearing a long evening dress embellished on the sleeves, the back and the front with a transparent tulle net embroidered with large round beads, forming stylised floral patterns. The skirt has a short train and the waistline is accentuated with a large pleated belt. The lady is wearing a set of pearl jewellery consisting of a short one strand necklace and a pair of small round earrings, and multiple stone and dimond rings on her hand, which is holding thin lorgnettes glasses.Material
Analog photographyOrigin
circa 1909 Paris, FranceDimensions
Length : 16 cmHeight : 22.5 cm