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Mrs. Francis Schroeder (Caroline Seaton)
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About this work
Caroline Seaton Schroeder was the daughter of William Seaton, the owner of the newspaper the National Intelligencer<b>,</b> mayor of Washington, D.C., and a regent of the Smithsonian. The pencil outline of Mrs. Schroeder’s dress makes her portrait appear unfinished, as the lower portion of her dress is without color. Richard Morell Staigg used a similar technique in his portrait of Mr. Schroeder.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMrs. Francis Schroeder (Caroline Seaton). ca. 1849. Richard Morell Staigg, born Leeds, England 1817-died Newport, RI 1881. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase. CC0.
