Baby Jumeau
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1890
19th Century
24.0 x 72.0 cm
Museo Nacional del Romanticismo
emile-louis jumeau (1843 – 1895)
Discover Emile-Louis Jumeau's exquisite doll artistry! Renowned for detailed faces & elegant designs, his creations are celebrated collectors’ items.
Museo Nacional del Romanticismo (Madrid, Spanien)
Museo Nacional del Romanticismo in Madrid: Entdecken Sie die spanische Romantik! Kunst, Geschichte & Atmosphäre des 19. Jahrhunderts. Meisterwerke von Goya & Sorolla.
This doll was awarded the golden medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. It belongs to the third period of the house of Emile-Louis Jumeau, who is considered to be the father of articulated dolls. / It belongs to the golden age of dolls (1870-1930), a period in which this industry enjoyed a boom in several European countries, especially France and Germany. Out of all the manufacturers in France, Emile-Louis Jumeau became the most famous. His dolls have porcelain paste heads and articulated papier-mâché bodies with a fitted-in ball. They have silk dresses and leather shoes, and matching hats, which show the social class at which they are aimed: the emerging bourgeoisie.
About this artwork
- Title: Baby Jumeau
- Artist: emile-louis jumeau
- Year: 1890
- Original dimensions: 24.0 x 72.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museo Nacional del Romanticismo
- Period: 19th Century
- Creative period: Third Period
- Main color: Rosy Brown
Quick Facts
- Subject or theme: Baby girl, bourgeois fashion
- Title: Baby Jumeau
- Dimensions: 24 x 72 cm
- Artistic style: Golden age of dolls
- Artist: Emile-Louis Jumeau
- Medium: Porcelain, papier-mâché, silk, leather