Portrait of a Lady
c. 1855/1860
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall (oval): 76.2 x 63.8 cm (30 x 25 1/8 in.) framed: 103.2 x 90.5 x 11.4 cm (40 5/8 x 35 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1947.17.58
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
American 19th Century · 1800–1900
The artist cataloged as "American, 19th Century" represents a collective of unidentified painters active in the United States during the nineteenth century, with 380 known artworks preserved in this virtual museum's collection. These works span a diverse array of genres typical of the era, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, reflecting the burgeoning artistic output of ...