Almina, daughter of Asher Wertheimer

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1908

Height:

134.0 cm  (52 3/4 in.)

Width:

101.0 cm  (39 3/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Place of creation:

England

Description

The painting is a portrait of Almina who was Asher Wertheimer’s fifth daughter. She is shown in an "oriental" costume, including Persian dress and a turban entwined with pearls. The musical instrument represents a sarod from northern India. The instrument is known to have been owned by the artist.

People as subjects

Wertheimer, Almina (1886-1928)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Sarod [3441] (The depicted instrument is known to have been owned by the artist.)

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

1608