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Oil painting of a dim room: three Black women in headwraps and aprons face a white woman in a dark cloak and lace collar; a seated man sits by a brick hearth.

A Visit from the Old Mistress

An oil painting of five figures in a dim interior with a brick hearth and a wooden door. Three Black women in headwraps and aprons stand near a seated man, while a pale-haired white woman in a dark cloak and lace collar faces them at right. The loose, earthy brushwork gives the scene a quiet, tense mood.

Artist
Winslow Homer
Date
1876
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2999 × 2206 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1876).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Una visita de la antigua patrona

Pintura al óleo de cinco figuras en un interior oscuro con un hogar de ladrillo y una puerta de madera. Tres mujeres negras con pañuelos y delantales están junto a un hombre sentado, mientras una mujer blanca de cabello claro, con capa oscura y cuello de encaje, las enfrenta a la derecha. La pincelada suelta crea un ambiente silencioso y tenso.

Português: Uma visita da antiga patroa

Pintura a óleo de cinco figuras em um interior escuro, com uma lareira de tijolos e uma porta de madeira. Três mulheres negras de lenços e aventais ficam perto de um homem sentado, enquanto uma mulher branca de cabelo claro, com capa escura e gola de renda, as encara à direita. A pincelada solta cria um clima silencioso e tenso.

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