Portrait of a Lady c1873
Portrait of a Lady c1873 (the Artist’s Daughter) von American Painter George Augustus Baker Jr. (1821 – 1880); bekannt für seine Miniaturen und Porträtgemälde.
This is a beautiful portrait done by George Baker of his daughter, showing her in a sitting pose with warm golden tones against a light brown background.
She has her blonde hair folded up in a circular braid, gold hanging orb earrings and a matching gold orb necklace with a gold pendant at the center.
The is dressed in a multi-lay white ruffled dress with a white lace shawl draped over her shoulders and tied at the front with a thin black ribbon
Dies ist eine remasterte digitale Kunst-Reproduktion alter Meister eines gemeinfreien Bildes, das online als Leinwanddruck verfügbar ist.
Info below derived from Lacma.org und Askart.com
George was a successful miniaturist and portrait painter of the Victorian era, his father who was also an artist began instructing George in the art of miniature painting at an early age, which led him at the age of sixteen to begin a career as a miniature painter.
In furtherance of his career he attended classes at the National Academy of Design for sevens years, und von 1846 – 1848 traveled to Europe, and upon his return setup a studio as a successful portraitist in New York, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika.
Im 1851 er wurde zum Mitglied der National Academy of Design gewählt; und von 1867 zu 1869 he was an instructor at the National Academy of Design, and continued to exhibit his artwork on a regular basis, bis zu seinem Tod in 1880 im Alter von 59.