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Portrait of Mrs. Crofts

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Portrait of Mrs. Crofts depicts a woman seated in a chair. The woman has curly blonde hair and wears a white bonnet, a white scarf, and a long black dress. A blue shawl with a white pattern is draped over her shoulders. She holds a book in her lap with her left hand and a pair of glasses in her right hand. The woman sits on a wooden chair with a curved back and a footstool with a patterned top. The background of the painting is a light beige color.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1815–30
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gum arabic, shee (liquid) gold, and gouache on off-white (now oxidized) wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
490 × 624 px
Museum record:
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