La Terre
ArtistAttributed to
Josephine Ducollet
(French, Active 1846 - 1876)
Artist
Unknown Maker
Publisher
F. Sala & Co.
Datecirca 1850 (embellished later)
Mediumhand colored lithograph, paint, embellishments
DimensionsImage: 21 1/2 × 27 in. (54.6 × 68.6 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineBequest of the Rebecca Salsbury James Estate, 1968
Object number2303.23G
DescriptionThe lithograph is the portrait of woman that has been embellished with decorative tinsel decals. The woman represents the element of earth. She is wearing a Victorian style, taffeta pale orange dress and her brown hair is braided on the right. Flowers decorate her hair and she wears an ornate set of jewelry. The woman's arms rest on a globe while holding a pair of pink and red roses and she is surrounded by a billowing fabric panel of blue with gold stars.On View
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