Bust Length Portrait of a Baby in the Clouds
Attributed to Frédéric Millet, French, 1786 - 1859
mid-19th century
Watercolor on ivory in a leather and gilded frame
Length: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Height: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Frame: 4 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. (11.7 × 10.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The Jean Frank Hamann Collection; Gift of her Children, David Frank, Lori Weinrott, Nina Frank, Ted Frank, and Sally Frank
2024.77.6
Geography
Place Made: France, Western Europe, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
Unsigned
Provenance
Augustus Decoartive Arts, Ltd (Elle Shushan), New York, New York; purchased by Jean Frank Hamann (1933-2023), Philadelphia, PA, 1999; bequeathed to her children David Frank, Lori Winrott, Nina Frank, Ted Frank, and Sally Frank; by whom given to the present collection, 2024
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