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1979.200.1, Portrait
"Young Woman in White"
1979.200.1, Portrait

"Young Woman in White"

Dateca. 1820
OriginAmerica
MediumPastel on paper
Dimensions22 5/8" x 18 1/2" unframed. 26 3/4" x 22" framed.
Credit LineGift of the John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, Fund, Inc., through the generosity and interest of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, and members of the family.
Object number1979.200.1
DescriptionYoung woman wearing white dress in high-waisted empire style with cap sleeves; low squared neckline. Blue eyes. Light brown hair worn lifted with tortoiseshell comb at back of crown; tendrils around face. Seated in red upholstered armchair, she faces viewer's right. Red drape at upper right corner. Grey-black background. Evidently the artist had originally intended for the girl to hold a flower in right hand in her lap; however, only the vague underdrawing is visible, and the flower was never executed.
Label TextYOUNG WOMAN IN WHITE
Pastel on paper
American
19th centrury ca. 1820
Artist unidentified
22 3/4" X 18 1/4"
Framed: 26 3/4" X 22"

Young woman wearing white dress in high-waisted empire style with cap sleeves; low squared neckline. Blue eyes. Light brown hair worn lifted with tortoiseshell comb at back of crown; tendrils around face. Seated in red upholstered armchair, she faces viewer's right. Red drape at upper right corner. Grey-black background.


ProvenancePurchased from Katrina Kipper, Accord, Mass. January 30, 1936, for use at Bassett Hall, the Williamsburg home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Given to C.W.F. in 1979.