1965.535: Mrs. James Arnold
DrawingsGraphite drawing of a woman staring at the viewer with a blank expression. Her extravagant clothing hides much of her figure and features amongst the considerable fabric. Dark hair, parted in the middle, peeks out from her lacy, ribboned bonnet that ties underneath her chin. Frilled collars obscure the neckline of the dress, tapering off around the shoulders where the dress’s puffy sleeves begin. A cloak or blanket lightly wraps around the woman’s arms which conceal any further details on the sleeves. Her gloved, right hand marks her place in an unknown book.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1965.535
- People
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Narcisse Othon, French (Paris, France active 1839–1847)
- Title
- Mrs. James Arnold
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 1837
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/296250
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Graphite on cream wove card; the surface prepared with a hard, polished white ground; highlights scratched through the graphite with a sharp tool; background shading seems to have been stumped or stippled through a circular honeycomb mesh about 1 mm. in diameter
- Dimensions
- 14.3 x 11.4 cm (5 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: graphite, l.r.: Othon. 1837
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb
- Accession Year
- 1965
- Object Number
- 1965.535
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Agnes Mongan, David to Corot: French Drawings in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1996), cat. no. 290, repr.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2015 - 11/10/2015
- Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/12/2025 - 01/18/2026
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