Portrait of a Lady, Late 18th-Century Miniature

A small oval miniature shows a young woman with light, upswept hair and a pale blue-green dress with a sheer white fichu. She rests one hand at her waist, holding a small bouquet of flowers, against a soft blue-gray background. Painted in delicate watercolor on ivory and set in a gilt oval frame on a dark velvet mount.

Artist

Unidentified

Date

late 18th century

Medium

watercolor on ivory

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2227 × 2560 px

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