The image shows the upper half of a person in profile, facing to the right with a slightly turned head. The person has fair skin, straight nose, and a slight smile. The brown hair is styled in an updo with tight curls around the face. They wear a black garment with a light shawl, a rectangular clasp, and a triple-strand necklace with a central gold or amber pendant. The background is a simple, muted gray.
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Profile Portrait of a Lady

American 19th Century

c. 1835/1840

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 22.9 x 17.5 cm (9 x 6 7/8 in.) ; framed: 26.5 x 22.3 x 3.3 cm (10 7/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 5/16 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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