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A half-length oil portrait of a seated woman facing the proper right in a black gown lined with…
Ellen McInnes McAlpin
A half-length oil portrait of a seated woman facing the proper right in a black gown lined with…
A half-length oil portrait of a seated woman facing the proper right in a black gown lined with lacy cuffs and stiff folded over collar. The woman's features include a black coiffure of curls framing her plump features and rosy complexion.
Ellen McInnes McAlpin, John Wesley Jarvis, c. 1820-1831, oil on canvas, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Ellen McInnes McAlpin

Artist (American, 1780 - 1840)
Sitter (American, 1799 - 1831)
Datec. 1820 - 1831
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 30 1/8 × 25 1/8 inches (76.5 × 63.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sallie M. McAlpin.
Object number1954.13.2
On View
On view
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