A Portrait of Mrs Fuseli

Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825)

Ashmolean Museum

1775 - 1825

Mrs Fuseli is portrayed half length, seated three-quarters to the left, her head turned to and eyes looking at the spectator. She wears a high-waisted, low cut, white dress with puffed and embroidered sleeves, elbow-lengh pale lavender gloves, a small cap and long drop earrings. Her hair is short and curly, bound with a dark ribbon.

• Medium: watercolour over pencil
• Dimensions: 33 x 22 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1938
• Presented by Alfred Jowett through The Art Fund

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