Portrait of a Girl

c. 1854

Tyler & Co.

Associated Names
Tyler & Co.

Artist, American, active 1850s

The image depicts a young girl standing upright. She has dark, straight hair with a middle part, falling on her shoulders. She wears a light pink off-the-shoulder dress with multiple tiers and visible underskirt. She accessorizes with a gold-colored necklace, earrings, bracelets, and holds a decorative fan in her hands. Next to her is an ornate chair and a table with a patterned cloth. The background is plain and dark, and the image is framed with intricate gilded details.

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Provenance

The Bishop Family, Baltimore, MD. Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

on brass mat, lower center embossed: TYLER & CO.; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: 23.12.RAJA


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