| Title |
Double Head Study of an Older and a Young Woman. |
| Publisher |
United States |
| Date |
ca. 1830s-1840s |
| Physical Description |
Oil on canvas ; Framed: 20 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches ; Painting: 18 x 12 1/4 inches. |
| Notes |
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022. |
|
Label on the verso from Montclair Art Museum (Montclair, N.J.) (Double Head Study), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ethan D. Alyea. 1964.51. |
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Bust-length, forward-facing portrait study of two white women. In the left, shows an older woman with brown ringlet curls
framing her forehead and attired in a white lace day cap tied in a bow under her chin and a dark-colored dress with a white
lace collar. In the right, shows a young woman with her dark brown hair parted in the middle and tied back and attired in
dress with a white neckline. There is an additional portrait of a woman on the verso of the canvas. A cut out in the frame
reveals the eyes of the portrait. A photocopy reproduction is taped to the back. Bust-length portrait of a white woman with
her blonde hair tied back and attired in drop earrings, a multi-stranded necklace, and a light blue dress.
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| Subject |
Older women -- Portraits. |
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Women -- Clothing & dress. |
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Women -- Portraits. |
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Young women -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Painting. |
| Location |
OBJ 922 |
| Accession number |
OBJ 922 |
