Countess Kessler
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Portrait de la Comtesse Kessler. Grande étude, HENNER Jean-Jacques (Bernwiller, 1829 - Paris, 1905) 1886, Paris
© Jean-Jacques Henner, Portrait of the Countess Kessler. Grande étude, 1886 © RMN-Grand Palais / Franck Raux
Portrait de la Comtesse Kessler. Grande étude, HENNER Jean-Jacques (Bernwiller, 1829 - Paris, 1905) 1886, Paris
© RMN-Grand Palais / Franck Raux
Countess Alice Kessler (1844-1919) was a socialite and salonnière figure in Parisian society at the time. Her portrait was undertaken thanks to Mme Charles Beulé, who told Henner:
"You will have an admirable head of hair to paint."
This painting is not the final portrait but a large study that Henner had kept in his studio.