Artiste(s):

after ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855)

sc. READ, William (floruit 1824-1837)

Titre anglais composé:

Josephine.

Titre inscrit:

Josephine

Inscription:

Engraved by W. Read from a Miniature by Isaby. // LONDOND, RICHARD BENTLEY & SON, 1882. // [facsimile signature of the sitter]

Description:

Half-length portraif of Josephine, wearing hat with a feather, high collar, low-cut V-neck dress, a cameo, holding a letter. This example of Troubadour costume is a reflection of the Parisian troubadour wave in painting and the decorative arts, of which Josephine was an important promoter.

Travail Original:

Josephine with plumed hat.

by

Isabey, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855)

Sujet(s):

Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French (1763-1814)

Technique:

engraving and stipple

Date:

1882

Serie:

Same series as 8° O IV 005 (Jérôme) ; 8° O III 003 (Elisa) ; 8° O VII 010 (Letizia) ; 8° O IX 001 (Pauline)

Endroit d'imprimeurs:

London

Dimensions:

223 x 144 mm (sheet)

Type de papier:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 1999

Œuvres associées:

ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855); 'Josephine with plumed hat.'

Cote:

8° O X 017