Portrait of a Lady

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: William M. S. Doyle
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: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: 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.