This painting shows a seated elderly woman from the waist up. She faces us with a neutral expression. She has a fair complexion with visible wrinkles, rosy cheeks, and pink lips. Her hair is mostly covered by a white lace cap and a black headscarf. She wears a patterned reddish-brown garment with lace around the collar and sleeves, and her hands rest on a brown fur muff. The background is a dark gray-brown color with visible brushstrokes.

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Old Woman with a Muff

painter French 18th Century

second half 18th century

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 80.5 x 64.5 cm (31 11/16 x 25 3/8 in.) ; framed: 106.7 x 89.5 x 10.2 cm (42 x 35 1/4 x 4 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line: Samuel H. Kress 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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