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Mrs. Edward Loyd (C. Louisa Foster)

Mrs. Dove

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a young girl with short, light-brown hair wearing a red dress with puffy short sleeves and an orange beaded necklace. The girl holds a brown and black tabby cat. The background features a floral pattern and a blue sky. The portrait is framed in gold and mounted on a black background with a gold ring at the top. The title of the painting is "Mrs. Edward Loyd (C. Louisa Foster)" and the artist is "Mrs. Dove".

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
543 × 625 px
Museum record:
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