PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST'S MOTHER
Artist
CARL HEINRICH BLOCH
(1834 - 1890)
Date1881
MediumEtching
Dimensions16.7 × 12.1 cm (6 9/16 × 4 3/4") (Image)
Overall (Sheet): 31.8 × 23.8 cm (12 1/2 × 9 3/8")
Overall (Sheet): 31.8 × 23.8 cm (12 1/2 × 9 3/8")
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Object number140040001
DescriptionThe image is a portrait of a seated elderly female figure turned to the left edge of the support so that the face is in profile; the figure is clothed in a dark, long sleeved gown with a white ruffled collar at the neck, a dark shawl around her shoulders and a dark lace bonnet covers her hair. The figure's hands are clasped together on her lap with a pair of wire-rimmed glasses lying below.On View
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