Portraiture
These paintings are a collection of portraits from the 18th - early 20th centuries of Jewish women primarily from eastern Europe, which I've compiled as part of my research. There are many interesting elements in these images, from headgear and dress to the biographies of the individuals and artists. For more information on dress elements, see my articles and upcoming dissertation. All images are in the public domain.
Portrait of Hanna Posnerowa
Jan Sikorski , 1845
Oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw
Portrait of Maria Feldman
Samuel Hirszenberg, 1907
Oil on canvas
National Museum in Kraków
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Portrait of Laura [Henschel-Rosenfeld]
Maurycy Gottlieb, 1877
Oil on canvas
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Collection
Habit of a Polish Jewess in 1766
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1766
Etching
British Museum
Polish Jewess
Józef Richter, 18th-19th century (before 1837)
Ink Sketch
Polish National Library
Habit of a Polish Jewess in 1766
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1766
Engraving
NYPL Digital Collections
Portrait of Elia of Żydówki
Krzysztof Radziwiłłowski , 1781
Oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw
Esther (ft. in Les Israélites de Pologne)
Léon Hollaenderski , 1846
Unknown
Portrait of Chajka of Żydówki
Krzysztof Radziwiłłowski , 1781
Oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw
Temerl Bergson
Unknown, Before 1830
Public Domain
Jewish Woman with Oranges
Aleksander Gierymski, 1881
Oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw
Portrait of Teresa Silberstein
Samuel Hirszenberg, 1902
Oil on canvas
Public Domain
Portrait of a Young Jewish Woman
Maurycy Gottlieb, 1879
Oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw