The image depicts a woman from the waist up. She is facing forward with her hands resting on a book held upright. She has a composed expression with light skin, defined lips, and prominent cheekbones. Her hair is styled in a neat updo, and she wears a lace-trimmed bonnet. She is dressed in a dark, full-sleeved dress with a lace collar and a pin at the center. The background is a muted brown.

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Mrs. Harlow A. Pease

Erastus Salisbury Field (American, 1805 - 1900)

c. 1837

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 89.6 x 74 cm (35 1/4 x 29 1/8 in.) ; framed: 100.3 x 83.8 x 4.4 cm (39 1/2 x 33 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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