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Portrait of a Lady
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the 1760s, American artists learned from examples of English and Continental paintings. The distorted features and sketchy details of this portrait suggest it was painted by a novice. The woman’s crystal-clear blue eyes, however, are painted with more detail and meet the viewer’s gaze directly.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortrait of a Lady. ca. 1760. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer. CC0.
