The image depicts an elderly woman seated, holding a closed book with her hands folded. She has light skin, small blue eyes, and a slight smile. Her hair is dark and smooth, with round spectacles on top of her head. She is wearing a dark garment with a brown shawl featuring red dots. The background is muted brown, emphasizing the woman.
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Portrait of an Old Lady

J.C. Robinson (American, active 1848)

1848

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 66 x 55.3 cm (26 x 21 3/4 in.) ; framed: 86.7 x 76.2 x 5.7 cm (34 1/8 x 30 x 2 1/4 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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