Caption

Portrait of Maria Eugenia dos Santos and an unknown woman, Maria Eugenia dos Santos, photograph, page, inscription: 'ENCOBRINDO-SE COM A SUA COMPANHEIRA, Leopoldina', c. 1881 - in or before 1886, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 140 mm x width 96 mm, Photo after cover page., Person, historical persons - BB - woman, A faded sepia photograph mounted on aged paper shows two women in period costumes posed by a low brick wall and a curtained backdrop. One woman stands behind the wall, leaning on it with one arm and looking to the side; she wears a dark bodice with decorative trim, a light blouse with elbow-length sleeves, a necklace, and a headpiece with a circular halo-like element. The other woman sits on the wall edge, facing slightly forward with hands resting in her lap; she wears a layered skirt with ruffled hem, a vest over a blouse, stockings, and shoes, and a necklace. A long slender object rests upright against the wall beside the seated woman. The photograph has worn edges, small surface abrasions, and overall discoloration from age.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A77_403

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.7Mb (7.0Mb) / 10.1in x 14.9in / 3036 x 4457 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Maria Eugenia dos Santos unknown woman photograph page inscription Encobrindo-Se Com Sua Companheira Leopoldina c 1881 - 1886 photographer paper albumen print height 140 mm x width 96 mm Photo cover page Person historical persons - BB - woman faded sepia photograph mounted aged paper two women period costumes posed low brick wall curtained backdrop woman stands wall leaning arm looking side wears dark bodice decorative trim light blouse elbow-length sleeves necklace headpiece circular halo- element woman sits wall edge facing slightly forward hands resting lap layered skirt ruffled hem vest blouse stockings shoes long slender object rests upright wall beside seated woman worn edges small surface abrasions discoloration age