The image shows a young girl seated in profile, visible from head to foot. She is sitting on a chair or bench, facing left. Her profile reveals delicate facial features and light complexion. Her hair is styled back, likely tied with a ribbon. She wears a blue dress with ruffles, pink ribbon details, and a pink shawl. She has dark shoes and light stockings. Surrounding her are green bushes and foliage, with a painted backdrop of a cloudy sky over water in the distance. The image is framed in gold.
Gallery mode Full size at the museum

Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device.

Portrait of a Girl

British 19th Century

c. 1855

Medium
ambrotype with applied color
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image (visible): 11.2 × 8.6 cm (4 7/16 × 3 3/8 in.) ; mat: 12.7 × 10 cm (5 × 3 15/16 in.) ; case (closed): 13.8 × 11.4 × 1.8 cm (5 7/16 × 4 1/2 × 11/16 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Richard and Judith Smooke Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the National Gallery of Art

More by British 19th Century

See all

More Early photography

See all