Description
Marceline-Félicité-Josèphine Desbordes-Valmore (1786-1859) was a French poet and singer who wrote, among her numerous works, "Élegies et romances" and "Élegies et poésies nouveles."
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] Bottom center: P.J. David; [Date] Bottom center: 1832; [Inscription] On left: Marceline Valmore;
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
