Artwork
Mrs. Warren Rogers (Julie Francoise Gabrielle d'Anterroches)
Mrs. Warren Rogers (Julie Francoise Gabrielle d'Anterroches) is a watercolor painting by the American Folk Art artist Theodore Lund. It dates from 1839 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This miniature portrait depicts Mrs.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Warren Rogers, also known as Julie Francoise Gabrielle d'Anterroches, in a three‑quarter view that emphasizes her social standing.
The painting portrays Mrs. Warren Rogers, also known as Julie Francoise Gabrielle d'Anterroches, in a three‑quarter view that emphasizes her social standing. She is rendered with a delicate lace collar, a jeweled brooch at the throat, and a slender necklace, elements that reference contemporary French aristocratic dress and signify refinement and marital status. The modest yet elegant attire, together with the soft watercolor technique on ivory, conveys both personal identity and the sitter’s place within elite circles of the 1830s. The work is part of The American Wing collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Technique & Style
The work is a watercolor portrait executed on a thin ivory support, measuring approximately 7.6 × 5.9 cm. Theodore Lund painted the sitter, identified as Mrs. Warren Rogers (Julie Françoise Gabrielle d’Anterroches), using the translucency of ivory to enhance the delicate rendering of flesh tones and the fine translucency of lace. The composition highlights a lace collar and a jeweled brooch, with precise linear detailing that underscores the sitter’s genteel status. As a portrait in The American Wing’s collection, the piece exemplifies early‑nineteenth‑century American watercolor practice, emphasizing subtle color modulation and meticulous attention to ornamental detail.
History & Provenance
The work titled Mrs. Warren Rogers (Julie Francoise Gabrielle d'Anterroches) is a watercolor on ivory portrait painted by Theodore Lund in 1839. It portrays the sitter wearing a brooch, collar, lace, and necklace, and was produced as a commissioned likeness for the American socialite. The painting entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is catalogued in The American Wing and listed in the museum’s records with an inception date of 1 January 1839 (dimensions 7.6 × 5.9 cm).
Its provenance is limited to creation by Lund, and subsequent acquisition by the Met, after which it has remained in the museum’s custody.
The portrait is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where it is catalogued as Theodore Lund’s Mrs. Warren Rogers (Julie Francoise Gabrielle d’Anterroches), accessioned in 1839. Measuring 7.6 cm in height and 5.9 cm in width, the miniature is executed in watercolor on ivory. The museum’s records list it under The American Wing as a portrait genre work depicting the sitter wearing a brooch, collar, lace, and necklace. No exhibition history beyond its accession is recorded in the cited sources.
Overview
This miniature portrait depicts Mrs. Warren Rogers, also known as Julie Francoise Gabrielle d'Anterroches. Rendered in watercolor on ivory, the artwork is notably small, designed to be held in the hand. Such portraits served as intimate keepsakes during their era, often carried in lockets or displayed privately. The artist employed delicate brushwork to capture the sitter's features and the textures of her attire.
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