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Mrs. John Biddle (Eliza Falconer Bradish)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The woman has fair skin and brown hair styled in tight curls. She wears a red satin dress with a low neckline and short sleeves. A brown belt encircles her waist. A white fur shawl or cape is draped over her shoulders. Her arms are mostly visible, with her left arm possibly resting on something. The background is dark and mottled brown and gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1818
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
519 × 624 px
Museum record:
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