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Sepia print of women gathered in a columned room inside an oval vignette, framed by foliage and a border of printed names.

Eminent Women

A sepia collotype of a group of women gathered in an ornate, columned interior within an oval vignette. Seated and standing figures in long dresses talk around a table, while ferns and vines frame the image and names of writers circle the border.

Artist
Eugene L'Africain
Date
1884
Medium
Collotype on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3151 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1884).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

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