The image shows the upper half of a seated woman, angled slightly to the side but facing forward. She has fair skin, rosy cheeks, dark brown curly hair, and wears a white lace cap with a lace collar over a dark garment. A red fabric is draped around her shoulders. The background is plain with an indistinct vertical line to the side.
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Lydia Coit Terry (Mrs. Eliphalet Terry)

Samuel F. B. Morse (American, 1791 - 1872)

c. 1824

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 75.8 x 63 cm (29 13/16 x 24 13/16 in.) ; framed: 101.9 x 88.9 x 7.6 cm (40 1/8 x 35 x 3 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Charles Terry Butler
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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