Portrait of a Woman

c. 1850

Thomas S. Walsh

Associated Names
Thomas S. Walsh

Artist, American, active 1840s–1850s

The image is a portrait showing the upper half of a woman's body. She is positioned slightly angled with her hands clasped in her lap. Her facial expression is neutral, with dark eyes and her hair parted down the middle and pulled back smoothly. She is wearing a dark dress with long sleeves and a white lace or ruffled collar. On her wrists, she wears bracelets, and rings adorn her fingers. The image is housed within a gold-colored, decorative frame featuring an inscription, and the background appears to be a solid, dark color that emphasizes her figure.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD, 1992; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on brass mat, center left embossed: WALSH; center right embossed: 61 WEST WASHINGTON PLACE N.Y.; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF14E


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