Woman wearing a hat
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Edmond C. Bonaventure
Accession Number
1951-90-3
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Woman Wearing a Hat** Created in 1845 by French artist de Goncourt (0–1870), *Woman Wearing a Hat* is delicate print that captures mid-19th-century elegance At just 15 years old he made this work, de Gourt was emerging in France's dynamic art world, a time when printmaking flourished as an accessible medium for portraying fashion, portraits, and daily life. Prints like this one allowed images to reach wider audiences beyond oil paintings reserved for the wealthy, reflecting the era's growing middle-class interest in personal style. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Smithsoni...