Portrait of Miss Mary Tadman

John I Smart

Cleveland Museum of Art

Oval-shaped portrait of a woman with dark curly hair pulled back, wearing a light-colored dress with puffed sleeves and a bow at the waist, a pearl necklace, and pearl earrings. She is facing slightly to the left. The background of the portrait is light-colored with a darker border around the oval. The portrait is on a browned paper background with a thin darker border around it. The corners of the paper are cut off. The artist's signature and date are written in the bottom right corner. The subject's name is written in the bottom left corner.