The image shows the upper half of an elderly woman seated in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to her left. Her facial features consist of soft and aged skin with wrinkles. Her eyes are pale blue, with thin eyebrows. She wears a white lace bonnet tied under her chin with a black ribbon. A dark garment and a white shawl are draped over her shoulders. She wears a strand of amber-colored beads around her neck and holds a small apple in her right hand. The background is a warm, brownish color.
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Probably Annis Cook Holding an Apple

American 19th Century

c. 1830

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 81.9 x 59.5 cm (32 1/4 x 23 7/16 in.) ; framed: 97.8 x 75.9 x 8.8 cm (38 1/2 x 29 7/8 x 3 7/16 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
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