Portrait of a Botanist, Possibly Elisabeth Julienne Pommereul Dugage
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DatesMade: Executed 1778
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 66 x 58 cm h x w x d: Ram 88 x 77 x 8 cm
Inventory numberNM 7027
AcqusitionPurchase 2004 Hedda and N.D. Qvist Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): Porträtt av okänd botanist, möjligen Elisabeth Julienne Pommereul Dugage Title (en): Portrait of a Botanist, Possibly Elisabeth Julienne Pommereul Dugage Previous: Dam i rosa klänning
DescriptionDescription: A middle-aged lady with botany as her main interest sits at a small table with two tweezers and small scissors for studying the roses in the foreground. A great deal indicates that this is Madame Dugage. She and came to Paris in 1775 for tuition from the botanist Jussieu. When the portrait was painted, she was 45 years old and became the assistant of André Thouin, head gardener of the Jardin des Plantes.
Motif categoryPortrait
Collection
TechniquePainting
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