Portrait of a Young Woman

Mary Louisa Adams Clement, Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1910, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, 1950.6.14
Mary Louisa Adams Clement, Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1910, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 7⁄8 x 3 in. (9.8 x 7.6 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, 1950.6.14

Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Young Woman
Artist
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 7⁄8 x 3 in. (9.8 x 7.6 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1950.6.14
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.6.14

Artwork Description

Although the identity of the woman in this painting is not known, it is possible that Mary Louisa Adams Clement created it as a self-portrait at age twenty-eight. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Jules Dupré, Maxime Lalanne, Landscape with Deer, n.d., etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Nigel Cholmeley-Jones, 1967.54.10
Landscape with Deer
Artist
Daten.d.
etching
Not on view

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