The painting shows a woman's figure from the waist up, seated, and her body is turned slightly to our left. Her head is turned to face the viewer. Her facial features are delicate, with a fair complexion, soft pink cheeks, and light blue eyes. She has long brown hair styled in voluminous waves, pulled back halfway and adorned with pearls. She is wearing a pale yellow gown with a low neckline accented by lace edges and a fabric decoration at the center of the bust. Her sleeves feature blue ribbon details and red jewel embellishments at the shoulders. The background is a muted brown.

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Rebecca Bryan White (Mrs. John White)

Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741 - 1827)

1788

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: painted surface: 60.96 × 48.26 cm (24 × 19 in.) ; overall: 57.15 × 48.9 cm (22 1/2 × 19 1/4 in.) ; framed: 65.72 × 58.1 × 5.08 cm (25 7/8 × 22 7/8 × 2 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund, 1966)
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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