The image shows an upper-body portrait of a woman sitting in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to her left. She has delicate facial features, smooth complexion, arched eyebrows, and an expression that might suggest attentiveness. Her brunette hair is styled with curls on the sides and a hairpiece topped with a lace headdress. She wears a high-necked gown with long sleeves featuring lace detailing at the cuffs and a voluminous, dark brown skirt, along with a white shawl or fichu draped around her shoulders. Her left hand is visible resting on her lap, while the other hand is unseen. A…
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Mrs. Elizabeth Noyes Denison

painter The Denison Limner (American, active c. 1790)

Probably painter Joseph Steward (American, 1753 - 1822)

c. 1790

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 86.7 x 68.7 cm (34 1/8 x 27 1/16 in.) ; framed: 103.2 x 85.7 x 4.4 cm (40 5/8 x 33 3/4 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
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