Portrait of a Lady

Daniel F. Ames, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.17
Copied Daniel F. Ames, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (5.5 x 4.1 cm) octagon, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.17
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (5.5 x 4.1 cm) octagon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1946.3.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1946.3.17

Artwork Description

The lady in this portrait wears her hair pulled over her ears and tied in a knot at the back, a style that was fashionable for older women during the mid-nineteenth century.