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Portrait of a Lady

John Henry Brown

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped black and white portrait of a woman titled "Portrait of a Lady" by John Henry Brown. The portrait features a woman with dark, curly hair parted in the middle and tucked behind her ears, falling to her jawline. She has dark eyes and thin eyebrows. The woman wears a boat-necked, off-the-shoulder top. The portrait is in a thin, ornate metal frame with a loop at the top. The background of the portrait is shaded gray behind the woman's head and lighter gray around her body. The background behind the frame is solid white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Culture
American
Dimensions
474 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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