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Young Woman with a Butterfly by American 18th Century

Young Woman with a Butterfly

American 18th Century

c. 1710

oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art

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A young woman with curly brown hair sits in a formal pose, wearing a white blouse and a golden draped gown. She holds a sprig of greenery in her left hand and reaches towards a large vase of flowers with her right. A red drapery is visible to her left.

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butterfly flower vase greenery seated figure asymmetrical balance shallow space frontal view woman portrait flowers drapery

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