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Mrs. Richard Peters (Abigail Willing)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman with fair skin and curly blonde hair. She wears a white dress with a shawl and holds a sprig of greenery. Seated in a brown chair, she faces left with her body slightly angled. A brown side table with an inkwell and feather quill is on her right. The portrait has a brown background and is framed in black with a gold mat. The woman in the painting is Mrs. Richard Peters, Abigail Willing.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1803
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
572 × 625 px
Museum record:
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