Portrait of an Old Woman

early 1840s

Eastman Johnson

Associated Names
Eastman Johnson

Artist, American, 1824 - 1906

The image shows a portrait of a woman seated, facing slightly to the right and looking directly at the viewer. She has a round face with dark hair styled under a white bonnet. She is wearing a dark garment with a white lace collar and a light-colored bow fastened with a brooch around her neck. The background is a simple, shaded area that gradually fades into the neutral tone of the paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon and graphite heightened with white on green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert S. Pirie

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.4 × 19.1 cm (9 3/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.69.2

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black crayon: J.E. Johnson del.

Wikidata ID

Q64556231

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