The image shows the upper half of a seated woman facing forward. She has her hands clasped together in front of her. The woman appears calm with visible signs of age, including a few wrinkles on her face. She wears a white bonnet with a frilled edge tied under her chin, a dark shawl over a white high-collared blouse, and sits on a red chair with a gold trim. A red book and a handkerchief are on the surface next to her. The background transitions from deep red to brown tones.

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Ann Old Coleman (Mrs. Robert Coleman)

painter Jacob Eichholtz (American, 1776 - 1842)

c. 1820

Medium: oil on canvas transferred to wood
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 92 x 71.7 cm (36 1/4 x 28 1/4 in.) ; framed: 126.4 x 105.4 x 10.2 cm (49 3/4 x 41 1/2 x 4 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Gift of William C. Freeman
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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