Portrait of a Lady
On View In:
Gallery 327
Artist:   Follower of Allan Ramsay  
Title:   Portrait of a Lady  
Date:   c. 1744  
Medium:   Oil on canvas  
Dimensions:   50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm) (canvas)  
Credit Line:   Gift of Mrs. Eugene J. Carpenter and Olivia Carpenter Coan in memory of Mr. Eugene J. Carpenter  
Location:   Gallery 327  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Ramsay, Allan  
Nationality:   British  
Life Dates:   British, 1713 - 1784  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Signature and Date LL: [A Ramsay 174(4)]  
Classification:   Paintings  
Physical Description:   Three quarter length portrait of a lady in white dress with a blue satin scarf draped over right arm and shoulder, and wrapped around the figure to be held in left hand. Pink ribbon knots at belt and sleeves and pink rose at breast. The girl has dark hair and wears a necklace of pearls. She is leaning with her right arm on a column and there is a landscape in the background. Wide scrolled gold frame.  
Creation Place:   Europe, England, , ,  
Accession #:   31.108  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts