Artist/Maker
Alfred Bryan
(British, 1852 – 1899)
Depicted
Jenny Lind
(Swedish, 1820 – 1887)
Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887); verso: sketch of a head
1860-1870
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink on card; graphite
Overall: 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. ( 29.2 x 23.5 cm )
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
1945.584
DescriptionPortraitMarkingsInscribed: at lower left: "Mlle. Jenny Lind"
Inscribed: at lower right:"by Alfred Bryan A.B."
InscribedSigned at lower right in graphite: "AB [monogram]"; inscribed below in black ink: "By Alfred Bryan."; at lower left: "Madlle Jenny Lind."; at upper right in graphite: "4 wide"; above in black ink: "Jenny Lind"; verso inscribed at upper left in graphite: "Water color sketch of / 'Jenny Lind,' by / Alfred Bryan, / London / (1852-1899.) / Acquired by 'L.W.' / Dec. 1927."; at center in blue crayon: "A Bryan"; at lower right in graphite: "Alfred Bryan"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Unidentified artist
ca. 1843–1850
INV.4153