Miss Priestley

John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925)

Tate Collection

circa 1889

Against a light-brown background Miss Emily Priestley is shown with her head turned three-quarters to the left, her dark eyes looking down to the right. She is pale faced, with dark hair and eyebrows, and wears a shot-silk dress of purple and yellow-brown, with red flowers at the breast. Her arms are bent, with the backs of her hands resting on her waist.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 91 x 63 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1929
• Presented by Emily Sargent through The Art Fund

Provenance

Miss Emily Sargent

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