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Portrait of Madame Récamier

Sitter Julie Récamier French
1786–1811
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Madame Récamier
  • Artist: Gilles Louis Chrétien (French, Versailles 1754–1811 Paris)
  • Sitter: Julie Récamier (French, Lyon 1777–1849 Paris)
  • Date: 1786–1811
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 3 3/16 × 2 13/16 in. (8.1 × 7.2 cm)
    Sheet: 5 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (13.9 × 10.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1114(50)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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