THOUGHTS OF HOME; AN ITALIAN GIRL

Creator(s): Célestin Joseph Blanc (Painter)

Currently in storage

About this object

Portrait of a figure of a young girl. She is seen bust length with a front view. Her head is tilted slightly to the left. She has a pensive air to her expression. She has brown eyes, and shoulder length brown hair in which she is wearing a red ribbon. She wears gold earrings, and a necklace of amber beads. She also wears a white blouse with full sleeves and what appears to be blue suspenders. Around her waist is a wide striped belt. The background is dark with green leaves to the upper right.

Object name:

THOUGHTS OF HOME; AN ITALIAN GIRL

Made from:

Oil on canvas -- frame

Made in:

FRANCE

Date made:

1879

Size:

Framed: 24 × 20 3/4 in. (61 × 52.7 cm) Unframed: 15 1/4 × 12 in. (38.7 × 30.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

51.167

Class:

PAINTING

Signature marks:

SIGNATURE; DATE Signed in red upper left: C. Blanc 1879

Credit line:

Gift of General Foods, 1978