The image depicts the upper half of a woman seated in a side profile position, facing to the left. She has fair skin, closed lips, light-colored eyes, and light brown hair styled up. She wears a high-collared dress with lace detailing and a dark shawl draped over her shoulders. She has a brooch with a dangling accessory around her neck. The background is dark with subtle hints of color.
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Agnes Gordon Higginson Fuller (Mrs. George Fuller)

George Fuller (American, 1822 - 1884)

c. 1877

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 69 x 56 cm (27 3/16 x 22 1/16 in.) ; framed: 81.3 x 66.7 x 8.3 cm (32 x 26 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Given in memory of the sitter's granddaughter, Agnes Gordon Hilton
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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