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Antoinette Bates
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The artist painted a rose-colored background to complement Antoinette Bates’s porcelain complexion. Her simple dress and absence of jewelry emphasize her large eyes, which are framed by the soft curls of hair on either side of her face.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAntoinette Bates. ca. 1837. Unidentified, born England ca. 1783-died USA ca. 1872. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase. CC0.
