Portrait of a Woman

1870-1880

American 19th Century

Associated Names
The image is a portrait of a woman shown from the shoulders up. She faces forward, directly looking at the viewer. Her hair is styled back with a dark ribbon. Her facial features are delicate, with fair skin, prominent cheekbones, and a composed expression. She is wearing a high neckline blouse with a decorative pattern, a dark jacket or dress, and a small bow tie with a brooch at the center. The woman accessorizes with small drop earrings. The portrait is set against a neutral background within an ornate wooden frame with gold trim and decorative patterns in the corners.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tintype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 22.7 × 17.6 cm (8 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
    framed: 43.5 × 38.5 × 7 cm (17 1/8 × 15 3/16 × 2 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.14.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Tartt Gallery, Washington, DC); NGA purchase, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of frame, by unknown hand, upper left corner in graphite: CCF 992 / X192

Wikidata ID

Q64144707

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