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Philinda Parsons Rand (85.34.1)

Half-length, oil on canvas portrait of Philinda Parsons Rand of Bedford, New Hampshire.

Rand is set against a solid, dark-colored background. She faces forward gazing straight with her head slightly tilted proper left. She sits in a dark red armchair with her elbow (viewer's left) resting upon the arm and she holds her hand with her fingers resting below her chin and her pointer finger touching the upper part of her jaw. She has brown hair, parted in the middle, and drawn back behind the ears. Only her right ear is visible. She has arched brows and dark-colored, almond-shaped eyes, a long nose with a wide bridge, rosy cheeks and red, full lips. She wears a black gown with a cinched waist, long...

c. 1827
Oil on canvas
26.0 x 22.0in
85.34.1
Image and text: DAR Museum, 2024

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