[Young Woman Holding a Flower]
The identity of the young woman holding a stem of flowers in Girault de Prangey's daguerreotype remains unknown. This charming portrait previously was kept with a group of daguerreotypes that he made in Rome in 1842, where the sitting might have taken place. The picture also bears formal similarities with Girault's self-portrait, which he likely made at his villa in France in 1841.
Artwork Details
- Title: [Young Woman Holding a Flower]
- Artist: Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892)
- Date: ca. 1842
- Medium: Daguerreotype
- Dimensions: Image: 4 11/16 × 3 11/16 in. (11.9 × 9.4 cm)
Overall with mounting: 5 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 5/16 in. (15 × 12 × 0.8 cm) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Fund, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.72
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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Multiple artists/makers
[1837]
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
1842–1843
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
1844
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
1844
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
1841
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