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Portrait of Josefa OrtÍz de Dominguez

José Francisco Rodríguez

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of an oval framed portrait. The frame has a beaded border. The portrait depicts a woman with her hair pulled back, wearing a necklace and a frilly white top, shown in profile facing left. The frame is set against a dark wooden background. A metal loop is attached to the top of the frame for hanging. Handwritten white text is partially visible on the right and bottom of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
1795
Medium:
Colored wax, paper, gold
Culture:
Mexican
Dimensions:
462 × 624 px
Museum record:
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