Gallery›National Science and Media Museum Bradford›Three quarter length portrait of a young woman with hair parted in the middle and drawn to the back of the head. She is looking slightly to one side. She wears a light dress with stripes, a dark jacket, a collar and a large bow at the neckline. Her hands are folded on her lap
Three quarter length portrait of a young woman with hair parted in the middle and drawn to the back of the head. She is looking slightly to one side. She wears a light dress with stripes, a dark jacket, a collar and a large bow at the neckline. Her hands are folded on her lap
National Science and Media Museum Bradford

Three quarter length portrait of a young woman with hair parted in the middle and drawn to the back of the head. She is looking slightly to one side. She wears a light dress with stripes, a dark jacket, a collar and a large bow at the neckline. Her hands are folded on her lap

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National Science and Media Museum Bradford

Three quarter length portrait of a young woman with hair parted in the middle and drawn to the back of the head. She is looking slightly to one side. She wears a light dress with stripes, a dark jacket, a collar and a large bow at the neckline. Her hands are folded on her lap

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