Elizabeth Gray Otis (Mrs. Samuel Alleyne Otis)

American Portraiture, c. 1764

This painting is a portrait of a woman. She has fair skin, a straight nose, and thin red lips, with her dark hair styled up with flowers. She is wearing a multi-colored dress with voluminous sleeves, a wide neckline, and a sheer golden scarf. The woman is sitting and holding a hooked staff in one hand and a thin ribbon in the other. Behind her is a landscape background with a large tree on the left and a cloudy sky on the right.
Artist
American Portraiture
Date
c. 1764
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
78.7 × 69.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting is a portrait of a woman. She has fair skin, a straight nose, and thin red lips, with her dark hair styled up with flowers. She is wearing a multi-colored dress with voluminous sleeves, a wide neckline, and a sheer golden scarf. The woman is sitting and holding a hooked staff in one hand and a thin ribbon in the other. Behind her is a landscape background with a large tree on the left and a cloudy sky on the right.

American Portraiture