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Maria Gansevoort Melvill (Mrs. Allan Melvill)

Ezra Ames

National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a seated woman from the waist up. She has her right elbow resting on one arm of the red chair that she sits in, with her head leaning on her hand. Her left hand is holding white fabric in her lap. She has light skin, blue eyes, a large nose, and pink lips set in a slight smile. Her curly brown hair is styled up with a decorative headband featuring a crescent-shaped ornament. She wears a dark dress with a lace-trimmed neckline, short, puffed sleeves, a gold brooch, and gold earrings. The background is warm brown with a reddish fabric draped on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1815
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
5252 × 6798 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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