The image shows a portrait of a woman seated in a chair. She is facing slightly to the left and looking directly at the viewer. She has fair skin, light-colored eyes, and dark brown hair styled under a lace-edged cap. She wears a black dress with a lace collar and holds a small book titled "Sacred Songs" in one hand. She also wears a bracelet on her wrist. She is seated in a chair with a red upholstered back and an armrest draped with embroidered blue and green fabric. The background is a plain, muted brown color.

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Sophia Mead

American 19th Century

c. 1845

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 76.5 x 63.8 cm (30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in.) ; framed: 92.7 x 80 x 5 cm (36 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 1 15/16 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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