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Black and white engraving of a young woman; three-quarter length pose; seated in a lawn chair made of birch; face profiled; body turned three-quarters; white dress with lace collar; black jacket; engraving surrounded by a flower and vine border in brown-tone; wooden frame with applied gesso and gilt.
portraits
engravings (prints)
engraving (printing process)
paper (fiber product)
Picture
Portrait
Unidentified Paper
Stipple Engraved
Portrait
Inscriptions below engraving: ""Gemalt v. J Stieler./ Blatt (Plate) XXXVI/Gestochen v.A. Fleischmann."" Left inscription on border: ""Das Original befindet sich in der/SCHOENHEITEN SAMMLUNG/L.M des Konigs Ludwig I von Bayern (?) u Munchen."" Right inscripton ""L'original se trouve dan la/COLLECTION DE BEAUTES/de L.M. le Roi Louis I de Baviere a Munich."" Label/tag on back: ""E.W.M.""
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Germany
20.875 x 16 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.710
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