Portrait of a Lady

William M. S. Doyle, Portrait of a Lady, 1810, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1954.6.3
Copied William M. S. Doyle, Portrait of a Lady, 1810, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 x 2 1⁄2 in. (7.5 x 6.3 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1954.6.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Date
1810
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 x 2 1⁄2 in. (7.5 x 6.3 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1954.6.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1954.6.3

Artwork Description

This young lady appears to have been a prominent member of Boston society in the early nineteenth century. She wears an evening gown of pale, delicate material, with a shawl wrapped around her arms for warmth.