The image shows a seated woman in a side profile. She has soft facial features, brown hair neatly arranged under a lace bonnet, and is dressed in formal attire with a high lace collar. She wears a large oval brooch on her chest and a ring on her left hand. The background is a solid warm brown color.
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Lovice Corbett Whittemore (Mrs. Thomas Whittemore)

Alvan Clark (American, 1804 - 1887)

1845

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Thomas Whittemore
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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