Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887) and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875): Silhouette
Object Number:
INV.4153
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Black ink with touches of white gouache on beige paper
Dimensions:
frame: 15 5/8 x 12 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 39.7 x 31.8 x 1.3 cm )
image: 8 1/2 x 8 in. ( 21.6 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on front: "Jenny Lind was admired by Hans Christian / Andersen. In Berlin, 1845, he expected to be invited to spend Christmas Eve with her. Be- / cause of his popularity, she supposed he would / have many invitations and refrained from asking / h
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length male and female figures on either side of a small Christmas tree supported on a table; black ink on cream paper
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
