Portrait of Dorothy
Former TitleDorothy in a Very Large Bonnet and a Dark Coat
Artist
Mary Cassatt
(American, 1844 - 1926)
Dateca. 1904
MediumPastel on paper laid down on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 23 x 17 inches (58.42 x 43.18 cm)
Framed: 31 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 3 inches (80.01 x 64.77 x 7.62 cm)
Framed: 31 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 3 inches (80.01 x 64.77 x 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of the William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank Trustee
Object numberF97-17
Signedlower right: Mary Cassatt
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DescriptionA half-length portrait of a brown-haired, blue-eyed girl, about five years old. She faces proper left and is set against a blue-green background. She wears a large, ruffled, light blue hat with broad ribbons tied in a bow beneath her chin, and a dark blue coat with a white collar. She sits with her proper right arm resting on the arm of a green upholstered chair.
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