Dama desconocida (Unknown Lady)
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Dama desconocida (Unknown Lady)

Ramon Atiles-Perez, born Ponce, Puerto Rico 1804-died Ponce, Puerto Rico 1875 · 1843

watercolor on ivory
Smithsonian American Art Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Smithsonian American Art Museum

According to the inscription on this miniature, this unknown lady was painted when she was fifty-three years old. She holds a small fan, probably made from ivory or mother-of-pearl and embellished with the same design as her lace shawl.

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