Portrait of a Lady

P. E. Stroëhling, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1959.7.21
Copied P. E. Stroëhling, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 x 1 5⁄8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1959.7.21
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Attributed to P. E. Stroëhling
Date
ca. 1800
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 x 1 5⁄8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
  • Portrait female — unidentified — child
Object Number
1959.7.21
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1959.7.21

Artwork Description

Painted around the beginning of the nineteenth century, this portrait shows a romantic profile of a young lady with a scarf wrapped carelessly around her disheveled hair.