Who created "[Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal]"?

[Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal] was created by Ritz & Hastings in 1890s.

When was "[Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal]" created?

This artwork was created 1890s.

What medium is "[Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal]"?

[Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal] is Woodburytype.

Is "[Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal]" in the public domain?

Yes, [Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal] is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

[Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal]

Ritz & Hastings

1890s

Medium

Woodburytype

Dimensions

Image: 17.4 x 9.5 cm (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.) Mount: 19.1 x 9.5 cm (7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Robert, Catherine and Molly Yoskowitz, 2011

Accession Number

2011.504.2

Tags

SculptureWomen

Art Historical Context

This elegant Woodburytype photograph, titled *[Female Portrait Bust on Ped]*, captures a classical marble-like bust of a woman poised gracefully atop a pedestal. Created by the photography firm Ritz & Hastings in 1890s, it measures a compact 17.4 x 9.5 cm on its mount, reflecting the era's fascination with intimate, reproducible images of sculpture. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Department of Photographs (gift of Robert, Catherine, and Molly Yoskowitz 2011), it bridges the worlds of photography and classical art. The Woodburytype process, a hallmark of late 19th-century innovation,...

[Female Portrait Bust on Pedestal]

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