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Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman)
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About this work
According to Sargent, twenty-six-year old Elizabeth Chanler had "the face of the Madonna and the eyes of a child." This portrait shows a beautiful, well-bred woman who has learned to be strong. When Elizabeth was still a girl, her mother died, leaving her to help care for seven younger brothers and sisters. Sargent painted her while she was in London for a brother's wedding, and the artist composed the portrait as if to suggest a turmoil of emotions in his sitter.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineElizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman). 1893. John Singer Sargent, born Florence, Italy 1856-died London, England 1925. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chanler A. Chapman. CC0.
