Portrait of a Lady

Daniel F. Ames, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.17
Daniel F. Ames, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (5.5 x 4.1 cm) octagon, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.17
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (5.5 x 4.1 cm) octagon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1946.3.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1946.3.17

Artwork Description

The lady in this portrait wears her hair pulled over her ears and tied in a knot at the back, a style that was fashionable for older women during the mid-nineteenth century.

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Peggy Bacon, Promenade Deck, 1920, drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank McClure, 1974.86.1
Promenade Deck
Artist
Date1920
drypoint
Not on view
Peggy Bacon, Caloo! Calay!, from the Wellfleet series, 1952, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.17
Caloo! Calay!, from the Wellfleet series
Artist
Date1952
drypoint on paper
Not on view
Peggy Bacon, Tired Eyes, 1935, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ruth and Jacob Kainen, 1977.108.2
Tired Eyes
Artist
Date1935
drypoint on paper
Not on view
Peggy Bacon, Lady Artist, 1925, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baum in memory of Edith Gregor Halpert, 1971.313
Lady Artist
Artist
Date1925
drypoint on paper
Not on view

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