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Mrs. Cephas Thompson (Olivia Leonard)

Cephas Thompson

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman in a long white dress with puffy sleeves and a decorative collar. She has dark hair pulled back and is wearing a pink shawl wrapped around her right forearm and draped over her left shoulder, her left elbow resting on a stone pedestal. The pedestal has a decorative urn on top and appears to be made of stone. The woman stands on grass with trees behind her. A field and mountains are visible in the background under a cloudy sky. The woman's dress has white shoes, and she stands with her feet together. There are bushes on the lower left side of the painting. The woman looks to her right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1810–20
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
407 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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