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Eleanor Wyer Foster (Mrs. Isaac Foster)

Joseph Badger

National Gallery of Art

The image is a portrait showing the subject from the waist up. The person is seated with both hands resting on her lap. She has a neutral expression, light skin, blue eyes, and a modest hairstyle under a sheer white bonnet. She wears a formal dress in greyish-brown color with a fitted bodice, wide sleeves with white lace cuffs, a lace neckline, and a blue ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. The subject also wears small earrings. The background is a simple gradient of muted tones.

Artwork Details

Date
1755
Medium
oil on bed ticking
Dimensions
5502 × 7246 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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