PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN

On view in: Pavilion

About this object

The half-length portrait portrays a seated woman wearing three strands of pearls, a white satin dress with a turquoise-studded buckle, and a cashmere shawl in turquoise with patterns in various shades of red. A red curtain hangs across the upper left corner.

Object name:: PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN
Made from:: Oil on canvas
Made in:: Russia
Date made:: 1830-1840
Size:: 81.3 × 64.4 cm (32 × 25 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:: 51.72
Class:: PAINTING
Signature marks:: MARK on back Printed label with the initials A.A. surmounted by a crown for Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich (Aleksei Aleksandrovich)
Credit line:: Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973