An Unknown Old Lady
German School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1880 - 1890
Materials
Watercolour on porcelain
Measurements
70 mm (H)88 mm (W)
Place of origin
Wiesbaden
Order this imageCollection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1355809
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on porcelain, An Unknown Old Lady by German School. c.1880-1890. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly lady, turned to the right, gazing to the right, wearing a black dress with black velvet facing, small white collar, pinkish white turban with trailing veil at back.Grey hair, hazel eyes, aged 60 to 70. Light brown background. One of a set of 11 portrait miniatures; Inscribed on reverse; Kunstinstitut fur Porzellan-Malerei. Merkel-Heine, Wiesbaden. 1870 - 1900
Marks and inscriptions
Kunstinstitut fur Porzellan-Malerei. Merkel-Heine, Wiesbaden. (inscribed on reverse)
Makers and roles
German School, artist