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Holy Eyes

Thomas Story Officer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a gold-framed portrait. The frame is rectangular with rounded corners and features an ornate gold design around its edges. The portrait depicts a woman wearing a white dress with blue accents. She has long, wavy light-brown hair and sits with her body angled to the left. Her right arm is bent at the elbow and rests on her lap. The woman's gaze is directed to her right. The background of the portrait is a muted brown color. The frame is set against a plain gray wall. The title of the portrait is "Holy Eyes" and it is by Thomas Story Officer.

Artwork details

Date:
1848
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
490 × 625 px
Museum record:
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