The portrait depicts the upper half of a woman's body. She is posed facing slightly to the side, with her head tilted and gaze averted. The woman has soft facial features, fair skin, rosy cheeks, and a subtle smile. Her brown curly hair is styled with volume on top and falls over her shoulder, and she wears a dark headband. She is dressed in a light gown with intricate details, set against a softly painted sky background with light clouds.
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Possibly Franciska Krasinska, Duchess of Courland

Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, 1741 - 1807)

c. 1790

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall (painted oval): 62.9 x 49.5 cm (24 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.) ; framed: 72.4 x 57.8 x 3.2 cm (28 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Culture
Swiss
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-B
Credit line
Gift of Miss Alice Preston
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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