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Portrait of a Lady

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white portrait of a woman in a circular frame. The woman has dark hair styled in a bun and pulled back from her face. Her hair is curled on both sides of her head. The woman has a slight smile on her face. She is wearing a dark-colored dress with a low neckline and off-the-shoulder sleeves. The dress appears to have a decorative trim along the top edge of the sleeves. A small decorative element is visible at the top center of the dress. The portrait is in a silver frame with a small loop at the top. The background of the image behind the frame is light gray. The title of the work is "Portrait of a Lady".

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Culture
American
Dimensions
490 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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