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
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
Subjects
  • 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.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Alma Lopez, Chuparosa, 2002, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 2020.48.2, © 2002, Alma Lopez
Chuparosa
Artist
Date2002
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Alma Lopez, La Llorona Desperately Seeking Coyolxauhqui, 2003, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 2020.48.3, © 2003, Alma Lopez
La Llorona Desperately Seeking Coyolxauhqui
Artist
Date2003
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Alma Lopez, Our Lady, 1999, inkjet print on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 2020.48.1, © 1999, Alma Lopez
Our Lady
Artist
Date1999
inkjet print on canvas
Not on view

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