The image is a portrait showing the head and shoulders of a person, positioned in profile, facing to the right. The person has light skin, blue eyes, subtly pursed lips, and dark brown hair styled in a bob. They are wearing a dark green garment with a white collar and a red bow. The background is solid brown.
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Blue Eyes

American 19th Century

c. 1850

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall (oval): 45.7 x 32.4 cm (18 x 12 3/4 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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