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Mrs. Nathaniel Bowen (Margaret Blake)

Jean Francois de la Vallee

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The portrait is an oval miniature painting. The woman in the portrait has fair skin and reddish-brown hair pulled back with loose curls framing her face. She wears a white dress with a ruffled collar and a layered necklace. The background of the portrait is muted brown. The oval portrait has a gold frame. The portrait is mounted on a black background with a gold acorn-shaped brooch at the top. The brooch has leaves and an acorn.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1805
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Culture
American
Dimensions
487 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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