Box with portrait of a woman

Johann Heinrich Hurter

ca. 1770–75 · Gold, enamel · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Box with portrait of a woman — Johann Heinrich Hurter

The attribution to Hurter was suggested in 1977 by Edwin Boucher. Although the enamel is unsigned, comparison with 32.75.46 appears to justify the attribution (there is, however, no record of a visit by Hurter to Denmark).

Artist
Johann Heinrich Hurter
Date
ca. 1770–75
Medium
Gold, enamel
Culture
possibly Danish
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

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