José Campeche made this portrait of Isabel O’Daly (1772−1840) when she was thirty-six years old. Isabel was the daughter of Thomas O’Daly, an Irish engineer who came to San Juan in 1765 to complete the massive fortifications of the city. Campeche had a gift for painting the effects of light and shadow, and his naturalistic modeling captured the indentation above Isabel’s upper lip and the prominence of her chin.
- Title
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Isabel O’Daly
- Artist
- Date
- 1808
- Location
- Dimensions
- 9 7⁄8 x 7 1⁄2 in. (25.2 x 19.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Teodoro Vidal Collection
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on wood
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Portrait female – O'Daly, Isabel – waist length
- Object Number
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1996.91.2
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
