TitlePortrait of a Lady
Artist
Frederick R. Spencer
(American, 1806 - 1875)
Daten.d.
MediumOil on canvas mounted on panel
DimensionsUnframed: 34 × 27 in.
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Gift of Margaret Martin through James C. Nicoll, 1902
Object number1195-P
Label TextThe Academy's records do not reveal the identity of the sitter, but do suggest that the date "1839" was originally inscribed upon the reverse of of the canvas. This date conforms to the style of the dress and coiffure.