The image depicts a woman seated in a wooden chair, facing slightly to the right. She has light eyes, a straight nose, and a set expression. Her hair is dark brown, styled in soft curls under a white bonnet with red and white striped ribbons and lace trim. She wears a light green gown with a lace collar, two gold necklaces with a heart-shaped pendant, and holds a black object resembling an ear trumpet. The background is a dark brown with red undertones.
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Possibly Mrs. William Sheldon

painter Asahel Powers (American, 1813 - 1843)

c. 1831

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 104.1 x 77.5 cm (41 x 30 1/2 in.) ; framed: 117.8 x 91.4 x 5 cm (46 3/8 x 36 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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