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Source Description
French court artist Isabey was accustomed to painting royalty, but here he uses his delicate stipple technique to portray a simply dressed young woman with her books and writing implements. Her sensitivity to the whims of fashion is evident in the fact that eight years after painting her portrait the artist replaced her no longer fashionable “Apollo’s knot” hairstyle with ringlets and added gauzy sleeves to her gown.
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Document identity
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309100
label
Portrait of a Woman
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object
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1
Source metadata
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309100
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object
title
Portrait of a Woman
description
French court artist Isabey was accustomed to painting royalty, but here he uses his delicate stipple technique to portray a simply dressed young woman with her books and writing implements. Her sensitivity to the whims of fashion is evident in the fact that eight years after painting her portrait the artist replaced her no longer fashionable “Apollo’s knot” hairstyle with ringlets and added gauzy sleeves to her gown.
date
1835, retouched by the artist in 1843
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79873443
creators
3682
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Portrait Miniature
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.3 x 17.4 cm (4 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
accession
2018.6
Source extras
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Watercolor on vellum
tombstone
Portrait of a Woman, 1835, retouched by the artist in 1843. Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855). Watercolor on vellum; overall: 12.3 x 17.4 cm (4 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Jo Hershey Selden Fund, 2018.6
collection
P - French 18th Century
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Jo Hershey Selden Fund
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2026-05-29 08:54:24.211000
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309100
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European Painting and Sculpture
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P - French 18th Century
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Watercolor on vellum
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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