PORTRAIT OF MISS ARCHER

Artist SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY (1753 - 1839)

Datec.1805

CountryGreat Britain

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25") (Image)
Frame: 97.8 x 85.7 cm (38 1/2 x 33 3/4")

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Jonathan Horne.

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Object number830001200

DescriptionThe image is a portrait of a female figure clothed in a white empire styled gown with a V-neckline, stand-up ruffle collar, and short puffed sleeves. The figure has dark hair styled up and decorated with strands of pearls; she also wears matching pearl earrings. In the lower left corner the figure hold an open sewing box in her hands. Red drapery hangs as a backdrop with a triangle of landscape visible on the left.

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