The image shows a half-length portrait of a woman seated in a chair. She is facing slightly to her right, with her gaze directed towards the viewer. She has fair skin, blue eyes, and a solemn expression. Her hair is dark brown and styled in an elaborate updo with large, smooth rolls on either side of her head. She wears a black dress with voluminous sleeves and a high white ruffled collar. She has a brooch around her neck, gold earrings, and a ring with a green stone on her left hand, which is holding a book. The setting features a dark red curtain behind her, partially pulled back to reveal…
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Connecticut Sea Captain's Wife

Isaac Sheffield (American, 1807 - 1845)

1833

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 62.6 cm (30 x 24 5/8 in.) ; framed: 95.2 x 80.3 x 7.6 cm (37 1/2 x 31 5/8 x 3 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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