New York Society Portrait

New York Society Portrait

This is a red carbon print of an unidentified woman who is most likely a member of New York Gilded Age Society.

James Lawrence Breese (1854-1934) owned and operated The Carbon Studio, located on the ground floor of his townhouse at 5 West 16th street in New York City in partnership with American photographer Rudolf Eickemeyer Jr. Breese, a member of New York Society himself,  specialized in Society portraiture as well as the copying of artwork. The business relationship lasted from sometime late in 1896 to 1899, when Eickemeyer became manager of the Campbell Art Company photographic studio in Manhattan.

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New York Society Portrait
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Dimensions

Image Dimensions16.6 x 11.2 cm laid down

Support Dimensions29.9 x 22.9 cm heavy cabinet card style mount

Print Notes

Recto: Circular blind stamp at l.l. corner within embossed mount: The Carbon Studio New York  5W 16th ST. ; signed in graphite by the artist in l.r. of embossed mount: James L. Breese. Verso: white studio label engraved in red 3.2 x 6.1 cm: The Carbon Studio, 5 West 16th Street, New York. | When Ordering Duplicates Please Mention,: No. 1144 C (?) | Color: Red; various framing marginalia measurements.

Provenance

Purchased for this archive in June 2023 from dealer in Windham, New Hampshire.