Portrait of a Lady
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of a Lady

William M. S. Doyle, born Boston, MA 1769-died Boston, MA 1828 · 1810

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

This young lady appears to have been a prominent member of Boston society in the early nineteenth century. She wears an evening gown of pale, delicate material, with a shawl wrapped around her arms for warmth.

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