The image shows a woman from the waist up, facing the viewer directly with her upper body slightly turned to the left. She has a serene expression and light-colored eyes with a soft, closed-mouth smile. Her hair is styled with flowers and pearls, and she is wearing a dark red gown with lace trim. She has a black ribbon tied around her neck in a bow and is holding a pink flower in her hands. The background is a textured, muted green.
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Portrait of a Lady in Red

painter The Sherman Limner (American, active c. 1785/1790)

c. 1785/1790

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 56.5 x 48.5 cm (22 1/4 x 19 1/8 in.) ; framed: 61.9 x 54.1 x 3.8 cm (24 3/8 x 21 5/16 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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