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Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabeth Patterson)

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman shown from three different angles. The central view shows a straight-on view of her face and shoulders. The left view shows her face at a three-quarter angle from the left. The right view shows her face and shoulder in profile, facing right. She has fair skin, blue eyes, and reddish-brown hair. The woman wears a strapless top. The background of the painting is blue. The painting is circular and set within a square gold frame. The frame has a raised design on top that resembles a ship's wheel or a crown. There are decorative etchings on the sides of the frame. The frame appears to be distressed and worn.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1805–10
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 616 px
Museum record:
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