Skip to main content
Photographed by Pat Cagney.
Portrait of a Woman
Photographed by Pat Cagney.
Photographed by Pat Cagney.

Portrait of a Woman

Artist James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802-1874)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1840s
MediumWatercolor and graphite drawings with embossing on wove paper
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 9 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (23.2 x 21.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number80.264.6
Not on view
DescriptionWatercolor miniature depicting a young lady seated on a green upholstered chair with yellow trim, facing right (Valentine type).

Label TextJames Sanford Ellsworth American, 1802–1874 Portraits of Two Women, ca. 1840s Watercolor and graphite drawings with embossing on wove paper Gifts of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 80.264.6–.7 Exhibition History"Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014.
Object photographed, and image color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
James Sanford Ellsworth
ca. 1840s
Object photographed, and image color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
James Sanford Ellsworth
ca. 1840s
Object photographed, and image color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
James Sanford Ellsworth
ca. 1840s
Object photographed, and image color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
James Sanford Ellsworth
ca. 1850
Object photographed, and image color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
James Sanford Ellsworth
ca. 1850
Image photographed and color corrected by Pat Cagney.
James Guild
early 19th century
Image photographed and color corrected by Pat Cagney.
James Guild
ca. 1825
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
F. Bischoff
1843
Object photographed, and image color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Unknown
June 1826
Photographed by Pat Cagney.
Unknown
June 1826