id:			136237
accession number:	1960.133
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.133
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:47.863000

Portrait of a Lady, 1767–1855. Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855). Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black chalk; sheet: 21.6 x 16.8 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.); image: 16.9 x 13.9 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Belden Greene 1960.133

title:				Portrait of a Lady
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creation date:			1767–1855
creation date earliest:		1767
creation date latest:		1855
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Belden Greene
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black chalk
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 21.6 x 16.8 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.); Image: 16.9 x 13.9 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
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support materials:

	description:	cream(3) wove paper, discolored to dark beige in image area
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, center left, in gray ink: J. Isabey ; ON AN OLD MAT (now removed): Mme [me superscript] Mulo pui Monsur / Malard de faire 1 passpartout oval en papier / de couleur le [illegible] possible -- pour / Demain si c'est possible pour [illegible]sey cherche / vous divez l'heur
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of Drawings from the Museum Collection Supplemented by Loans from Local Collections
	opening date:   1935-07-12T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of Drawings from the Museum Collection Supplemented by Loans from Local Collections</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 12-September 15, 1935).

	title:		Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty
	opening date:   1960-11-30T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, The Year in Review for 1960 (Nov. 30, 1960-Jan. 1, 1961), cma Bulletin 47 (1960), p. 254 no. 85, illus. p. 240.', 'opening_date': '1960-11-30T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (May 28-Oct. 6, 1937).', 'opening_date': '1937-05-28T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Lace and Drawings from the Museum Collection (Dec. 16, 1936-Jan. 3, 1937).', 'opening_date': '1936-12-16T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Exhibition of Drawings from the Museum Collection Supplemented by Loans from Local Collections (July 12-Sep. 15, 1935).', 'opening_date': '1935-07-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Louise Tifft Brown Lace Bequest: Supplementing Drawings (Dec. 12, 1933-Jan. 1, 1934).', 'opening_date': '1933-12-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Drawings from 1630 to 1830 in the Classic and Romantic Tradition (Dec. 7, 1932-Jan. 11, 1933).', 'opening_date': '1932-12-07T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	unidentified collector's mark?, center right, in blue ink: A[is ?].  Edward Belden Greene, Cleveland
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1960.133/1960.133_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1960.133/1960.133_full.tif