Shawl Collection (#9)

Seward, Bertha W. Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Seward, Bertha W. Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 19

Wilkinson, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wilkinson, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 27

Amalie Elisabeth Freund, nee von Würden. The sculptor H. E. Freund's wife, 1860
, nee von Wurden. The sculptor H. E. Freund's wife, 1860

Dancing woman, Megara, 1910. Creator: Niels Skovgaard
Dancing woman, Megara, 1910

Costume studies, Megara, 1896. Creator: Niels Skovgaard
Costume studies, Megara, 1896

Parker, Corinne, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Parker, Corinne, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913

Owen, Dorothy, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Owen, Dorothy, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 16

Tater woman with her child on the heath, 1854-1917. Creator: Hans Smidth
Tater woman with her child on the heath, 1854-1917

In the day car. The artist's nephew, 1898-1902. Creator: Hans Smidth
In the day car. The artist's nephew, 1898-1902

Ormond, Maria, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. or Nov. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ormond, Maria, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. or Nov

Je me dis en moi-même, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je me dis en moi-meme, 19th century. Coquetterie...'. Wondering whether people would believe that we are from the rue des Lombards

Nesbit, Cathleen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Nesbit, Cathleen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

Portrait of Otto Marstrand's two Daughters and their West-Indian Nanny, Justina...Copenhagen, 1857
Portrait of Otto Marstrand's two Daughters and their West-Indian Nanny, Justina, in the Frederiksberg Gardens near Copenhagen, 1857

A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress, 1847. Creator: Wilhelm Marstrand
A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress, 1847

Two Gipsy Women Outside their Cottage. Spain, 1878. Creator: Peder Severin Kroyer
Two Gipsy Women Outside their Cottage. Spain, 1878

Meredith, Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Meredith, Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov

Portrait of the Artist´s Mother, Cecilia Margrethe Kobke, née Petersen, 1836. Creator: Christen Købke
Portrait of the Artist´s Mother, Cecilia Margrethe Kobke, nee Petersen, 1836

Portrait of Inger Margrethe Hoyen, née Schroder, the Mother of the Art Historian N.L. Hoyen, 1832
Portrait of Inger Margrethe Hoyen, nee Schroder, the Mother of the Art Historian N.L. Hoyen, 1832

A Roman Woman, 1840-1849. Creator: Elisabeth Baumann
A Roman Woman, 1840-1849

Portrait of Mrs. Pauline Hagen, 1825. Creator: Christian Albrecht Jensen
Portrait of Mrs. Pauline Hagen, 1825

Cathrine Jensen, née Lorenzen, the Artist's Wife Wearing a Turban, 1842-1844. Creator: Christian Albrecht Jensen
Cathrine Jensen, nee Lorenzen, the Artist's Wife Wearing a Turban, 1842-1844

MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe
MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1

Linthicum, Lotta, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Linthicum, Lotta, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 2

Lindahl, A. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Sept. 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lindahl, A. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Sept. 22

Liebert, L. Miss, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Liebert, L. Miss, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1927

Lichtenberg, Rudolph, Mrs. (formerly Miss M.B. Smith), portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lichtenberg, Rudolph, Mrs. (formerly Miss M.B. Smith), portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913

Langevin, Miss (Brown), portrait photograph, between 1912 and 1914. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Langevin, Miss (Brown), portrait photograph, between 1912 and 1914

Kratzet, T. Miss, portrait photograph, 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Kratzet, T. Miss, portrait photograph, 1917

Eames, Claire [i.e. Clare], portrait photograph, 1926 Feb. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Eames, Claire [i.e. Clare], portrait photograph, 1926 Feb. 11

White, Gilbert, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 June 18. Creator: Arnold Genthe
White, Gilbert, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 June 18

D'Ouesnay, Constance, Miss, portrait photograph, 1924 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
D'Ouesnay, Constance, Miss, portrait photograph, 1924 May 13

Kauffman, Martin, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Kauffman, Martin, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 15

Joske, A. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Joske, A. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916

Jones, Lucy, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Oct. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Jones, Lucy, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Oct. 8

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Evicted Tenants, 1892. Creator: Erik Henningsen
Evicted Tenants, 1892

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Portrait of Hanne Wanscher, née Wegener, 1835. Creator: Constantin Hansen
Portrait of Hanne Wanscher, nee Wegener, 1835

Hamilton, Gertrude, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 Apr. 30. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hamilton, Gertrude, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 Apr. 30

Hagemeyer, F. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hagemeyer, F. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 15

Guthrie, J. Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 May 12. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Guthrie, J. Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 May 12

Guthrie, J. Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Guthrie, J. Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 15

Groner, M.P. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 21. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Groner, M.P. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 21

The Artist's Sister, Anna Giersing, Wearing a Red Shawl, 1907. Creator: Harald Giersing
The Artist's Sister, Anna Giersing, Wearing a Red Shawl, 1907

Graham, Belle, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 30. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Graham, Belle, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 30

Cowan, Rosamonde, Miss (Rose Rolanda, Mrs. Miguel C.), portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1919

Duvall, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Duvall, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

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