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Oval bust portrait of Lucy Bowen (1825-1863; m. Henry c. Bowen 1844) with a carved gilt wood frame. Mrs. Bowen is portrayed wearing a pale yellow dress, gazing upward, her eyes are blue and hair a dark blond. Possibly an engagement portrait. The outer rim of the frame has typical Rococo cartouches or lambrequins. A thin lip and ogee molding.
portraits
paintings (visual works)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Oil
Coated Canvas
Portrait
Tappan, Lucy Maria, 1825-1863
Bowen, Henry Chandler, 1813-1896
Original To Bowen Family House (Brooklyn, N.Y.),
Unknown
USA
30 x 25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret Carson Holt
1970.665
New York state (United States)
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