PORTRAIT OF PATIENCE COLE CORTLAND

Artist SARAH MIRIAM PEALE (1800 - 1885)

Datec.1840

CountryUSA

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions91.1 x 73.7 cm (35 7/8 x 29") (Image)
Frame: 114.7 x 96.2 cm (45 3/16 x 37 7/8")

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Millard and Georgiana Duxbury.

Terms

Object number840033000

DescriptionThe image is a portrait of a seated mature female figure clothed in a dark blue gown with a V-neckline under which a lace inset and collar are placed; a broach is pinned at the throat. The figure wears a lace cap with pink rosettes and pink ribbons over her brown hair with ringlets next to her face. The figure has a fringed shawl draped around her and tucked under both arms; she holds a fan in her left hand. The chair in which the figure sits is red.

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