The image shows a woman's upper body, facing forward with her head slightly turned to the left. She has soft facial features, light skin, and dark brown ringlet hair styled around her face. She wears a dress with a white lace collar, a pastel blue shawl with white floral patterns, a pink bow around her neck, and a small brooch. She holds a book in her left hand. The background includes a dark curtain on her right and a scenic view on her left with a river, buildings, a boat, and a colorful sky. The portrait is framed with floral and bird motifs.
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Eliza Wells

Abram Ross Stanley (American, 1816 - 1875)

1840

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 64.1 x 59.6 cm (25 1/4 x 23 7/16 in.) ; framed: 78.7 x 74.9 x 4.4 cm (31 x 29 1/2 x 1 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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