This painting shows a woman seated from the waist up. She is in a three-quarter pose facing left but looking directly at us. She has light skin, rosy cheeks, and arched eyebrows. Her reddish-brown hair is short and wavy, and she wears a dark green hat. She is dressed in a light, flowing garment with folds and a brooch on the neckline. She rests her chin on her right hand, with her left arm across her body, holding her elbow. She wears a gold bracelet with a chain and blue embellishments. The background is a gray surface that looks similar to a cloudy sky.
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Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs

Sir William Orpen (Irish, 1878 - 1931)

1914

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 99.7 x 87 cm (39 1/4 x 34 1/4 in.) ; framed: 119.4 x 107.3 x 7 cm (47 x 42 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CMC
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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