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The image depicts a person seated with a focus on their upper body, arms, and face. They are in a relaxed position, slightly leaning back with their arms in front. The person has short, dark, straight hair tucked behind the ears. The face is blurred with low contrast, giving an ethereal quality to the portrait. They are wearing a garment with puffy sleeves and a ring on one hand. In the background, there is a textured pattern that may feature leaves and grapes. The overall tone of the image is sepia, creating a vintage feel.
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The image depicts a person seated with a focus on their upper body, arms, and face. They are in a relaxed position, slightly leaning back with their arms in front. The person has short, dark, straight hair tucked behind the ears. The face is blurred with low contrast, giving an ethereal quality to the portrait. They are wearing a garment with puffy sleeves and a ring on one hand. In the background, there is a textured pattern that may feature leaves and grapes. The overall tone of the image is sepia, creating a vintage feel.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Portrait

George H. Seeley

Date
1910
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
image: 12 × 9.3 cm (4 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.) sheet: 22.5 × 14.7 cm (8 7/8 × 5 13/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph · Print
Accession number
2025.15.35
Credit line
Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Volume
The Artistic Side of Photography

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • Woman
  • Grapes
  • photogravure
Provenance

Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO, 2014; gift to NGA, 2025.

NGA object ID 231719. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.