This painting shows an upper body portrait of a woman with her body slightly turned to the right and her head facing us. She has light-colored skin, rosy cheeks, green eyes, and pink lips set in a neutral expression. Her curly gray hair is tied with a light pink ribbon. She wears a dark dress with a low neckline lined with lace and a pink bow at the center, and a light orange-pink sash around her waist. Behind her is a dark red curtain on the left, and a blue sky on the right, covered in brown and gray clouds. The portrait is enclosed in an oval which is set against a dark brown background.
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Mrs. William Hartigan

painter Carl Fredrik von Breda (Swedish, 1759 - 1818)

1787/1796

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 77 x 64 cm (30 5/16 x 25 3/16 in.) ; framed: 94 x 81.3 x 6.2 cm (37 x 32 x 2 7/16 in.)
Culture
Swedish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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