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Portrait of a Woman

c. 1860

American 19th Century

Associated Names

American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a seated woman from the waist up, facing slightly to her right with her body turned sideways and her face towards the camera. She has a neutral expression, delicate facial features, dark, center-parted hair, and wears a high-collared, long-sleeved checkered dress with decorative elements on the sleeves. She holds an open book on her lap with one hand while the other hovers above it. The background is plain with a soft, neutral tone.

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Artwork overview

Medium

albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)
Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Dimensions

image/sheet: 9.2 × 5.4 cm (3 5/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2022.174.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Harris, Thomas

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center in black ink on applied orange two-cent tax stamp: L Morton; bottom right in graphite: [illegible initials]

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