Portrait of a writer
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2021.10.13.7.FA.PA.C1830.GBDescription
Painting portrait of a young woman represented in full-length, sitting in a Romantic landscape with a lake or a river on the background of a green forest with hills and mountains, and a blue sky with sunrise or sunset tones on the horizon. The lady is wearing a red blouse with long gigot sleeves, a white shirt under it, and a long black skirt. A black hat with red and white feathers is covering her head, with brown curls framing the face. She is holding an open book in her right hand, sign of an educated person, most certainly a poetess or a writer.Materials
Oil on canvasWood
Origin
circa 1830 United KingdomDimensions
Length : 28 cmHeight : 34.5 cm