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Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.57_PS9.jpg)
Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.57_PS9.jpg)
Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.57_PS9.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.57_PS9.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.57_SL1.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.57_SL1.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.57.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.57.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.50.57_1950_xrs_view1.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.50.57_1950_xrs_view1.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.50.57_1995_xrs_view3.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.50.57_1995_xrs_view3.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.50.57_xrs_view2.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.50.57_xrs_view2.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.57_detail1.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.57_detail1.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.57_detail2.jpg)

Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.57_detail2.jpg)

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Portrait of a Woman

Joseph Blackburn

American Art

ARTIST Joseph Blackburn, American, active ca. 1750-1780
MEDIUM Oil on canvas
DATES ca. 1762
DIMENSIONS 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm) frame: 53 x 44 13/16 x 3 1/2 in. (134.6 x 113.8 x 8.9 cm)  (show scale)
SIGNATURE Unsigned
COLLECTIONS American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 50.57
CREDIT LINE Dick S. Ramsay Fund
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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.57_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 50.57_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2020
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Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). <em>Portrait of a Woman</em>, ca. 1762. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 13/16 in. (111.8 x 91 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.57 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.57_PS9.jpg)

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TAGS

baroque
blush
choker
cleavage
dress
early American
female
Flower
flowers
high society
lace
oil on canvas
painting
portrait
ribbon
rococo
roses
smile
standing portrait
tulips
vase
woman
x-ray
xray

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