Miss Clementine Dalcour in Mourning

Anna Margaretta Archambault, Miss Clementine Dalcour in Mourning, 1913, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1945.10.1
Copied Anna Margaretta Archambault, Miss Clementine Dalcour in Mourning, 1913, watercolor on ivory, 4 183 18 in. (10.57.9 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1945.10.1

Artwork Details

Title
Miss Clementine Dalcour in Mourning
Date
1913
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
4 183 18 in. (10.57.9 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • State of being — emotion — sorrow
  • Portrait female — Dalcour, Clementine — bust
Object Number
1945.10.1

Artwork Description

Clémentine Dalcour (1855-1942) was born in Cuba and moved to Ellicott City, Maryland, with her family in the late nineteenth century. She eventually moved to Philadelphia on her own, where she taught French at the Philadelphia High School for Girls. Correspondence with Clémentine's family reveals that her fiancé passed away around the time this miniature was painted, and it is likely he for whom she mourns. Clémentine is buried in Cecil County, Maryland.