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Mrs. Gideon Tucker

William Sidney Mount

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman wearing a black dress with a gray collar and bow at the neck. She has a white lace bonnet on her head. Her dark hair is curled and tucked under the bonnet. The woman is sitting on a red chair and holding a book in her right hand. The background is dark and mottled brown and green. The woman is looking directly at the viewer.

Artwork details

Date:
1830
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
473 × 625 px
Museum record:
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