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Mrs. Manigault Heyward (Susan Hayne Simmons)

Robert Fulton

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a framed portrait titled "Mrs. Manigault Heyward (Susan Hayne Simmons)" by Robert Fulton. The portrait features a woman with fair skin and brown eyes. She has short, curly brown hair with a headband and wears a white dress with puffy sleeves. A gold band with a diamond-shaped pattern is across the chest. She wears a pearl necklace and earrings. The background of the portrait is blue and white. The portrait is in a gold frame with a gold ring at the top. The frame has a thick gold border around the portrait. The background behind the frame is white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1813
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
515 × 624 px
Museum record:
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