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Portrait of an Unknown Ladylate 1830s

Not on view
Oil portrait of a middle-aged woman in a dark brown dress and white lace cap and collar, holding spectacles, against a dark background with a red curtain
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Place Made
United States
Date Made
late 1830s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 1/16 x 25 1/16 in. (76.36 x 63.66 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold
Accession Number
M.73.40
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
American Art
Curatorial Notes
The names of the sitter and artist are unknown. The sitter's clothing can be dated to approximately the late 1830s.
Selected Bibliography
  • Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick. American Art: a Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.