Who created "Woman Holding a Book"?

Woman Holding a Book was created by Erastus Salisbury Field in c. 1835.

When was "Woman Holding a Book" created?

This artwork was created c. 1835.

What medium is "Woman Holding a Book"?

Woman Holding a Book is oil on canvas.

Is "Woman Holding a Book" in the public domain?

Yes, Woman Holding a Book is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Woman Holding a Book

Erastus Salisbury Field

c. 1835

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 75.7 x 60.5 cm (29 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CAB

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1980.62.7

Art Historical Context

**Woman Holding a Book** (c. 1835) is a charming oil-on-canvas portrait by Erastus Salisbury Field, anant American folk artist from Massachusetts. Measuring about 30 by 24 inches, this intimate painting captures a poised woman seated with a book in hand, her direct gaze engaging the viewer. Field, largely self-taught, painted during the early 19th century—a time when portraiture democratized through traveling artists serving rural and middle-class families, reflecting America's growing sense of individualism amid Jacksonian democracy. Field's folk style shines here: note the flattened perspec...

About the Artist

Erastus Salisbury Field · 1805–1900

1805–1900

Woman Holding a Book

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