This painting shows a woman standing next to a tree, her left arm resting on a low branch. She has fair skin, rosy cheeks, large eyes, and dark curled hair in an updo and adorned with a pink flower. She wears a dress with a red-and-green floral pattern on a pale-yellow background, puffed sleeves, a lacy collar, and a wide belt. She is holding a closed green umbrella in her right hand. A pale-yellow hat with a veil rests on the ground behind her to the left. She stands on a brown patch of dirt, and to the right appears to be a body of water with green reeds. The background shows dense green…
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Portrait of a Young Lady

Unknown 19th Century

c. 1835

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 61.3 x 46 cm (24 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.) ; framed: 81.3 x 66.4 x 8.3 cm (32 x 26 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Culture
Unknown
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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