The image shows a woman standing upright with a small red book in her right hand. She has a fair complexion, neutral expression, slightly arched eyebrows, and small, rounded lips. Her dark brown hair is styled in an updo with a black accessory. She wears a high-necked dark dress with puffed sleeves and a white collar. The background is plain blue. The woman is not wearing any visible jewelry, and the setting is minimalistic with only the book present.

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Anonymous Woman

American 19th Century

c. 1830

Medium: oil on wood
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 46.8 x 36.1 cm (18 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.) ; framed: 59 x 48.4 x 3 cm (23 1/4 x 19 1/16 x 1 3/16 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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