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Elizabeth Gray Otis (Mrs. Samuel Alleyne Otis)

John Singleton Copley

National Gallery of Art

This painting is a portrait of a woman. She has fair skin, a straight nose, and thin red lips, with her dark hair styled up with flowers. She is wearing a multi-colored dress with voluminous sleeves, a wide neckline, and a sheer golden scarf. The woman is sitting and holding a hooked staff in one hand and a thin ribbon in the other. Behind her is a landscape background with a large tree on the left and a cloudy sky on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1764
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
16429 × 18793 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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