The image shows the profile of a person from the chest up, positioned in a side view orientation facing left. The person has a prominent straight nose, deep-set eyes, and distinct eyebrows. Their hair is covered by a large white cap with pleats and a blue-gray ribbon. They are wearing a brown garment with a high, white pleated collar. The background is a dark, solid color.
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Lady in a White Mob Cap

painter Benjamin Greenleaf (American, 1769 - 1821)

c. 1805

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 36.5 x 26.7 cm (14 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.) ; framed: 45.7 x 36.2 x 3.4 cm (18 x 14 1/4 x 1 5/16 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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