The image depicts a side profile of a person with fair skin, high cheekbones, a prominent nose, a lace cap featuring a pink ribbon, a high-collared white garment with lace trim and a bow at the neck, a brown garment on the shoulder, and a round badge with the initials "JL." The background is a solid, muted gray color.
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Portrait of J. L.

painter Benjamin Greenleaf (American, 1769 - 1821)

c. 1810/1818

Medium
reverse painting on glass
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 33.2 x 25.5 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.) ; framed: 38.7 x 31.4 x 2.5 cm (15 1/4 x 12 3/8 x 1 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
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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