Profile Portrait of a Lady

American 19th Century, c. 1835/1840

The image shows the upper half of a person in profile, facing to the right with a slightly turned head. The person has fair skin, straight nose, and a slight smile. The brown hair is styled in an updo with tight… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: American 19th Century ¹
Date: c. 1835/1840 ¹
Medium: oil on wood ¹
Original: 5,221 × 6,851 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

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A work made of etching and roulette on light gray china paper laid down on white wove paper.

A work made of etching on ivory china paper laid down on white wove paper.

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