The image shows a woman seated from the waist up. She has her left hand raised to touch her face gently, while her right hand rests on a book in her lap. Her facial features are carefully painted with a fair complexion, rosy cheeks, and a thoughtful expression. She has light-colored eyes and hair, mostly covered by a white cap tied with a light blue ribbon under her chin. She wears a dress with a white collar and blue fabric, detailed with pleats and folds. A pearl necklace is around her neck. The background transitions from warm brown tones to an outdoor view with clouds and foliage.

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Mary Cuthbert (Mrs. James Cuthbert) (?)

painter Jeremiah Theus (American, 1716 - 1774)

c. 1765

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 75.5 x 62.6 cm (29 3/4 x 24 5/8 in.) ; framed: 87.3 x 74.6 x 3.8 cm (34 3/8 x 29 3/8 x 1 1/2 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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