1728–1778 · 1 work
John Hesselius presents Mrs. Thomas Sprigg in a pale dress with blue drapery gathered across it. Her hand rests on a balustrade, while trees and distant sky frame the figure. Follow the light along the folded fabric, then compare those shifting surfaces with the more steadily described face and hands.
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Artist information: Art Institute of Chicago.
Public-domain art. An imagined museum; no museum affiliation.
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