Artwork Details
- Title
- Mrs. Francis Schroeder (Caroline Seaton)
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1849
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 9 1⁄8 x 7 1⁄8 in. (23.1 x 18.0 cm) oval
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor and pencil on paper
- Keywords
- Portrait female — Schroeder, Francis, Mrs. — knee length
- Portrait female — Seaton, Caroline — knee length
- Object Number
- 1976.34.1
Artwork Description
Caroline Seaton Schroeder was the daughter of William Seaton, the owner of the newspaper the National Intelligencer, mayor of Washington, D.C., and a regent of the Smithsonian. The pencil outline of Mrs. Schroeder’s dress makes her portrait appear unfinished, as the lower portion of her dress is without color. Richard Morell Staigg used a similar technique in his portrait of Mr. Schroeder.