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Mary Sylvester

Joseph Blackburn

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a woman titled "Mary Sylvester" by Joseph Blackburn. The woman has fair skin and dark hair. She is wearing a green dress with a white ruffled trim on the sleeves and neckline. The dress has a white bow at the waist and a gold necklace. She is holding a shepherd's staff in her right hand and a straw hat in her left hand. A white lamb is standing to her right. The background is a landscape with trees and a cloudy sky. The woman is wearing a floral headpiece. She has rosy cheeks. The painting is framed with a thin gold border.

Artwork Details

Date
1754
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
505 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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