Gallery label:
[br]The youthful model’s facial features emerge from dark shadows and an unadorned background. Turned away from the viewer, the figure gazes into the distance, emphasizing the meditative drama promoted by Steele’s Royal Academy instructors. Today most people know Steele’s landscapes, but portraiture financially sustained the artist. [url=http://collection.im...
Size:
20 x 16-1/8 in
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Credit:
Public Domain, Courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
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