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Mrs. Luman Reed

Charles Cromwell Ingham

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait painting of a woman. The woman has dark hair parted down the middle and curled on the sides. She wears a bonnet with a ruffled edge over her hair. The bonnet appears to be made of lace or a semi-transparent material. A fur shawl or stole drapes over her shoulders. Underneath, she wears a dark-colored dress with a high neckline and a white ruffled collar. Her facial expression is neutral. The background is dark and shaded, with a lighter area on the right side behind her shoulder.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Oil on canvas, laid down on composition board
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
536 × 624 px
Museum record:
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