Portrait of a Lady

Alvan Clark

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a lady with short curly dark hair wearing a blue dress with white lace embroidery and gold frame. The frame surrounds a portrait of a woman. The portrait depicts a woman with fair skin and dark curly hair that is parted in the middle and pulled behind her ears. She wears a blue dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline. The dress has white lace embroidery on the top and sleeves. The woman sits on a red upholstered chair. The background of the portrait is dark brown. The frame is rectangular with a raised border and is gold in color. The frame has some small chips and scratches on the surface.