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Martha Washington

Rembrandt Peale

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Martha Washington by Rembrandt Peale. Oval-shaped portrait painting. A woman with fair skin and blue eyes looks directly ahead. She wears a light-colored dress with a sash around her waist and a light brown, curly wig-like hairstyle with a bow on top. The woman sits in a red chair with a dark, wooden frame. Behind her is a backdrop with a painted landscape on the right side, featuring trees, a cloudy sky, and a distant mountain. The painting has a thick, stone gray frame.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
510 × 624 px
Museum record:
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