Artist(s):

sc. BUTTRE, John Chester (1821-1893)

after ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855)

Composed Title English:

Josephine.

Inscribed Title:

Josephine

Inscription:

Engraved by J.C. Buttre

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.

Original Work:

Josephine with plumed hat.

by

Isabey, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855)

Subject Heading(s):

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

Medium:

steel engraving

Dimensions:

187 x 111 mm (sheet)

Paper Type:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Copy Specific:

recto in ink: lower left: "1763-1814" ; lower right: "EaB"

Provenance:

Ellis Ames Ballard (1861-?)

McGill Notes:

Pennington Catalogue p. 1987

Related Works:

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

LocNo:

8° O X 018