The image depicts a painted portrait of a woman from the waist up. She is seated and facing directly towards the viewer with her right arm resting on a surface, holding a white vase containing pink and orange flowers. Her facial features include large, light-colored eyes, a straight nose, and a closed mouth, with tightly curled, brown hair falling over her shoulders. She is wearing a dark, long-sleeved dress with a white lace collar and a brooch. On her lap, there is a colorful patterned fabric with hints of yellow, blue, and orange. She wears a ring on her right hand. The background…
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Eliza Welch Stone

Thomas Skynner (American, active 1840/1852)

c. 1845

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.7 x 61.2 cm (30 3/16 x 24 1/8 in.) ; framed: 89.5 x 72 x 5.7 cm (35 1/4 x 28 3/8 x 2 1/4 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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