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Portrait of a Lady

John Carlin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a woman. The woman has dark hair parted in the middle and pulled into low side curls. She has light eyes and wears a dark velvet V-neck dress with white lace trim on the collar. The woman wears a black choker with a white rectangular pendant. Her body faces slightly right and she looks at the viewer. The background is a textured wall that is lighter on the left and darker on the right. The artist's name and date are handwritten in white on the lower left.

Artwork Details

Date
1844
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Culture
American
Dimensions
537 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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