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The image is a portrait showing the head and shoulders of a person, positioned in profile, facing to the right. The person has light skin, blue eyes, subtly pursed lips, and dark brown hair styled in a bob. They are wearing a dark green garment with a white collar and a red bow. The background is solid brown.
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The image is a portrait showing the head and shoulders of a person, positioned in profile, facing to the right. The person has light skin, blue eyes, subtly pursed lips, and dark brown hair styled in a bob. They are wearing a dark green garment with a white collar and a red bow. The background is solid brown.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Blue Eyes

American 19th Century

Date
c. 1850
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
overall (oval): 45.7 x 32.4 cm (18 x 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1953.5.68
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • female
  • portrait
  • American Naive Paintings
  • Naive
Provenance

Recorded as from Maine. Purchased in 1948 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

NGA object ID 42471. 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.