Portrait of a Young Woman

A half-length portrait of a woman with dark hair pinned up and decorated with small white and pink blossoms, wearing pearl drop earrings. She wears a pale lace-trimmed gown with a bouquet of pink and white flowers at the bodice, set against a dark green background. The soft brushwork and muted palette suggest an 18th-century oil on canvas.

Artist

Alessandro Longhi

Date

c. 1760

Medium

Oil on canvas

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 2216 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles Deering McCormick, Brooks McCormick, and the Estate of Roger McCormick