Woman about to Write a Letter, In this painting, a woman is depicted in half-length as she composes a letter. She holds a quill in her right hand and glances at something in the distance., 1776

 Item — Box: 271
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s38-i0288

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Woman about to Write a Letter, In this painting, a woman is depicted in half-length as she composes a letter. She holds a quill in her right hand and glances at something in the distance.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0277; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: According to the Cincinnati Museum of Art, the provenance of this work is as follows: "?-1880: Collection Walferdin, Paris, sold in Walferdin collection sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, April 12-16, 1880, no. 2, to 1880-January 23-24, 1882: Paul de Saint-Victor, Paris, sold in Saint-Victor sale, Paris, January 23-24, 1882 May 1885: Unknown collection, sold at auction, Paris [1] M. A. Chevrillon, Paris By at least December 1927-?: (Wildenstein & Co., Paris and New York [2]) By at least August 1929-?: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Bayer, New York [3] By 1937: (James P. Labey [d. 1946], New York, sold to) 1937-1946: Mary Hanna [d. 1956], Cincinnati, given to 1946-present: Cincinnati Art Museum"

(Cincinnati Art Museum)

Dates

  • Creation: 1776

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Subjects: quills; genre scenes; figures; letters; School: French; Style period: Rococo; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: book clipping ; Image height (in.): 10.4; Image width (in.): 7.5in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: mounted; Print type: black and white; Support: canvas

General

Artist Status: Confirmed

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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