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Silhouette portrait of a woman wearing a fur stole, her hair fastened into a high chignon with a large comb, facing left
(c. 1830s)

Medium
painted silhouette with detail in red and white gouache, and gold paint, set in black papier-mâché frame with copper alloy surround and acorn ring hanger

Measurements
(7.4 × 4.6 cm) (image) (8.5 × 6.9 cm) (oval) 16.3 × 12.2 cm (frame)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1926

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
none

Accession Number
1995-3

Department
International Prints and Drawings