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
Copied 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
Keywords
  • 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.