The image depicts a woman from the waist up. She is seated, facing slightly to her right but looking directly at the viewer. Her facial features are characterized by a solemn expression, with prominent cheekbones, light skin, and dark eyes. Her brown hair is styled tightly on top of her head, adorned with a delicate lace headpiece. The woman is dressed in a formal, black gown with voluminous sleeves, accented by a sheer, lace shawl with intricate patterns draped over her shoulders. She wears a long, fine gold chain around her neck, and a gold earring in her ear. In her right hand, she holds…
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Eliza R. Read

painter Royall Brewster Smith (American, 1801 - 1855)

1833

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 79.7 x 64.6 cm (31 3/8 x 25 7/16 in.) ; framed: 94 x 78.4 x 6.4 cm (37 x 30 7/8 x 2 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
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