Portrait of a Lady

Alfred T. Agate, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1944.7.4
Alfred T. Agate, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, 3 7⁄8 x 3 in. (10.0 x 7.6 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1944.7.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Date
ca. 1840
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 7⁄8 x 3 in. (10.0 x 7.6 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1944.7.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1944.7.4

Artwork Description

The lady in this portrait wears a hairstyle fashionable with the young during the 1840s and 1850s. It is parted smoothly in the middle with tight clusters of curls over each ear.

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John Lonergan, Circus Workers, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1980.111.1
Circus Workers
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gouache on paper
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John Lonergan, Girl with Flowers, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1980.111.3
Girl with Flowers
Artist
gouache on paper
Not on view
John Lonergan, Fisherman with Net, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1980.111.5
Fisherman with Net
Artist
screenprint on paper
Not on view
John Lonergan, Mining Town, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1980.111.2
Mining Town
Artist
gouache on paper
Not on view

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