Object Image

Isabella Hunter, Cousin of the Artist

Downman's cousin Isabella, daughter of Emilia and John Hunter, is shown holding a dove and olive branch, symbols of peace. She stands near ruined column overgrown with foliage.

Credit: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950

1781
Watercolor, colored chalk, and graphite
40.8 x 28.1cm
50.145.12
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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