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Mrs. John Nightingale (Martha Washington Greene)

Edward Greene Malbone

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped black and white portrait. The portrait depicts a woman with dark, curly hair. Her hair falls down on both sides of her face and has bangs. The woman's eyebrows are thin. Her shirt has ruffles around the collar and across the top. The background of the portrait is light and textured. The oval portrait has a thin white border and is on a gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1797
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
517 × 625 px
Museum record:
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