Artwork Details
- Title
- Portrait of a Lady
- Artist
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1760
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sight 1 1⁄8 x 1 in. (3.0 x 2.4 cm) oval
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Keywords
- Portrait female — unidentified — bust
- Object Number
- 1999.27.54
Artwork Description
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.