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Mrs. Robert Watts (Matilda Ridley)

Anson Dickinson

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a woman. The woman has dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back with ringlets framing her face. A long curl of hair falls over her right shoulder. She wears a low-necked dress with thin straps. Her facial expression is neutral and she looks to her right. The background is shaded dark gray to black.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
510 × 624 px
Museum record:
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