Portrait of a Lady

England

18th century

  • Titles Portrait of a Lady (Proper)
  • Artist England
  • Medium oil on canvas
  • Dimensions 30 × 25 in. (76.2 × 63.5 cm) frame: 37 1/2 × 32 × 2 in. (95.3 × 81.3 × 5.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Coleman Cooper in memory of his mother, Olive Bryan Cooper, 1984.194
  • Work Type painting
  • Classification Paintings

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