The image shows a woman standing with her face towards the viewer. She has dark, straight hair, fair skin, and is wearing an elegant outfit with a red velvet shawl. She is holding a bouquet of red and orange flowers. The background includes a stone urn, greenery, a fountain, and part of a garden.
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Lucy Tappan Bowen (Mrs. Henry C. Bowen)

Francis Bicknell Carpenter (American, 1830 - 1900)

1859

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall (oval): 142.7 x 111.4 cm (56 3/16 x 43 7/8 in.) ; framed: 179.1 x 147.3 x 11.4 cm (70 1/2 x 58 x 4 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Lady Vereker
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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