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Lover's Eyes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a gold-framed, oval-shaped portrait of a person's eyes. The frame is gold and has a hinge on the left side. The portrait is painted on a small, oval piece of material, possibly enamel or porcelain, and is set into the frame. The portrait depicts a person's eyes and eyebrows. The eyes are blue, and the eyebrows are brown. The background of the image is a plain gray color. The title of the piece is "Lover's Eyes" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
510 × 624 px
Museum record:
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