Hannah Wentworth Atkinson

Joseph Blackburn

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman sitting in a chair. She has fair skin and dark hair pulled back, with a few strands framing her face and a thin veil hanging down her back. Her hair is adorned with a small gold ornament. She wears a light-colored dress with a corseted bodice featuring a blue bow at the top and a full skirt. The dress has short, puffy sleeves with lace trim and a reddish-brown lining visible on the inside of her jacket. A thin necklace with a pendant adorns her neck, and she wears earrings. The woman sits in a room with a window on the left side, through which a landscape with trees and a cloudy sky is visible. The background is dark, with a green curtain or drapery on the right side. The overall style of the painting is formal, suggesting it is a portrait. The title of the work is "Hannah Wentworth Atkinson" and the artist is Joseph Blackburn.