Portrait of a Woman in Blue Dress
possibly Léonie Moreau, French, 18th century
about 1780
Watercolor on ivory (miniature)
Overall: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Charlotte Mathey
W.985.6.1
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Watercolor
Research Area
Watercolor
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, lower center: Moreau
Course History
Writing Program 5.25, Photographic Representations, Amanda Wetsel, Winter 2023
Writing Program 5.24, Photographic Representations, Amanda Wetsel, Winter 2023
History 47.02, The French Revolution, Darrin McMahon, Spring 2023
Provenance
John T. Elton, Waterbury, Connecticut; given to Charlotte C. Mathey (granddaughter), Cornish, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1985.
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