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Source Description
When this miniature was purchased it was described as a portrait of Countess Walewska, a Polish nobel woman and mistress of Napoleon I, but that identification is doubtful. A similar portrait, of a slightly larger size, can be found in the Wallace Collection, London. Frame has basse-taile violets in the corners around the oval miniature, and probably dates from the 19th century. Reverse appears to be tortoise shell or horn.
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Document identity
localId
17165
label
Portrait of a Woman, said to be Countess Walewska
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
17165
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Woman, said to be Countess Walewska
description
When this miniature was purchased it was described as a portrait of Countess Walewska, a Polish nobel woman and mistress of Napoleon I, but that identification is doubtful. A similar portrait, of a slightly larger size, can be found in the Wallace Collection, London. Frame has basse-taile violets in the corners around the oval miniature, and probably dates from the 19th century. Reverse appears to be tortoise shell or horn.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1810
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.8
height
10.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/8 × W: 4 1/8 in. (11.8 × 10.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Monogram] At left: T
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watercolor
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6229
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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