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Adaline Peters Brown

John Henry Brown

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white oval portrait of a woman. The woman has dark hair parted down the middle and pulled back behind her ears. Her hairline is straight. The woman's eyebrows are thin and straight. Her eyes are dark. Her face is long and narrow. The woman's mouth is closed. She wears a white dress with a low neckline and lace bodice. The dress has short puffed sleeves. The background is mottled gray and dark on the right. The portrait is titled "Adaline Peters Brown" and is by "John Henry Brown".

Artwork details

Date:
1846
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
548 × 624 px
Museum record:
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