Caption

Portrait of an unknown woman on a polar bear skin, page, photomechanical print, printmaker: Lascelles & Co., c. 1889 - in or before 1899, photographer, paper, autotype, electrotype from a half-tone block, height 176 mm x width 111 mm, adult woman, beasts of prey, predatory animals: polar bear, A seated young woman with a wreath of flowers in her hair rests her chin on her hands, wearing a flowing translucent gown that drapes around her and cascades over a large fur beneath her; behind her the fur forms a voluminous backdrop, and at her feet a bear skin with an open mouth and visible teeth lies flat on the ground, with scattered petals and small flowers near the bear’s head.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_473

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.4Mb (8.7Mb) / 10.9in x 17.3in / 3257 x 5198 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown woman polar bear skin page photomechanical print printmaker Lascelles & Co c 1889 - 1899 photographer paper autotype electrotype half-tone block height 176 mm x width 111 mm adult woman beasts prey predatory animals polar bear seated young woman wreath flowers hair rests chin hands wearing flowing translucent gown drapes cascades large fur beneath fur forms voluminous backdrop feet bear skin open mouth visible teeth lies flat ground scattered petals small flowers near bear’s head