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Susanna Anderson Rose

1862

Frederick Sandys

(British, 1829–1904)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
Framed: 54 x 47 x 4.5 cm (21 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 34.7 x 28 cm (13 11/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1979.81
Public Domain
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Location
220 19th Century European
Print
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The Pre-Raphaelite movement revised elements of old art forms and this painting has all the qualities of a carefully executed Renaissance painting; decorative fabric, a window, and a coat of arms. Gallery 204, our Colonial American gallery, also has a portrait that includes these elements.

Description

This keenly perceptive portrait of Susanna Anderson Rose (1795–1870) was painted when the sitter was 67 years old. The fine network of lines on her face are meticulously observed as are her silver gray curls and pale blue eyes. Frederick Sandys’s ability to render detail is evident in the subject’s bonnet, elaborately trimmed with lace and azure ribbon, and the texture of her brown fur cloak.
A vertically oriented oil painting depicts an older woman with light skin tone in three-quarter profile. Facing our left, she gazes into the distance. She wears a black dress, a brown fur wrap, and an ornate blue and white ruffled bonnet. To our left, a crest and shield decorate a dark green patterned wall. To our right, an open window reveals a green landscape, brightening the otherwise dark interior.

Susanna Anderson Rose

1862

Frederick Sandys

(British, 1829–1904)
England, 19th century

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