Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
PainterPainted by
Charles Noel Flagg
(American, 1848 - 1916)
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
(American, 1818 - 1898)
Date1875
MediumPainting; oil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 42 × 29in. (106.7 × 73.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Alice Welles
Object number1933.21.1
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd in middle age, with gray hair pulled up into an elaborate arrangement on top of her head. She stands facing her left, her head turned full-faced. She wears a black dress with a bustle and long sleeves. The dress is trimmed at the neck and sleeve cuffs with black and white lace. She wears a red rose at her breast and carries a black chantilly lace fan with a large silk tassle.
Status
Not on view
about 1864
