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Portrait of a Girl with Flowers

Samuel Lovett Waldo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait painting of a girl wearing a white dress. The dress has puffy sleeves that are gathered at the top. The dress is gathered at the waist. The girl is holding a bouquet of flowers in her right hand. Her left hand is touching flowers on a bush. The girl has dark hair parted in the middle. She is standing in front of a dark background with some foliage on the right side. The foliage includes flowers and leaves. The sky is visible behind the foliage on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Oil on wood
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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