Catherine Yates Pollock (Mrs George Pollock)

Portrait américain, 1793/1794

This is a painting of a woman depicted from the waist up. She is seated in a red armchair with gold details, slightly turned to the right, with her hands resting in her lap. She has light skin and slightly flushed cheeks, and her gray hair is styled in curls and adorned with a pearl headpiece and a light green ribbon. The woman is wearing a pale-green dress with a high neckline and a light blue sash around her waist, as well as lace trim on her neckline and sleeves. She has a gold ring on her finger and a thin necklace around her neck. Beside her on the right is a table covered with red cloth, with a small basket draped in a light-colored fabric on top of it. The background of the painting is a muted green wall with a door partially visible on the left.
Artiste
Portrait américain
Datation
1793/1794
Catégorie
Peinture
Technique
Huile sur toile
Dimensions
91,6 × 71,8 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Domaine public, CC0

Description de l’image

This is a painting of a woman depicted from the waist up. She is seated in a red armchair with gold details, slightly turned to the right, with her hands resting in her lap. She has light skin and slightly flushed cheeks, and her gray hair is styled in curls and adorned with a pearl headpiece and a light green ribbon. The woman is wearing a pale-green dress with a high neckline and a light blue sash around her waist, as well as lace trim on her neckline and sleeves. She has a gold ring on her finger and a thin necklace around her neck. Beside her on the right is a table covered with red cloth, with a small basket draped in a light-colored fabric on top of it. The background of the painting is a muted green wall with a door partially visible on the left.

Portrait américain