1801
GUSN-17211
Portrait of Mrs. Nathaniel Walter Otis (1776-1814) (Nancy Bourne, who died 1814 in Matanzas, Cuba). Nathaniel Otis, her husband, was son of Gen. Joseph Otis. Oval surround. Three-quarter view of woman with brown hair dressed with pearls. White neo-classical dress with rosebud at decollatage. She is seated in an upholstered chair. Drapery swagged behind chair. Window opens onto landscape.
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Portrait
Mrs. Nathaniel Walter Otis
Johnston, John, 1753-1818 (Maker)
USA
Gift of Miss Annie M. Dodd
1929.65
Massachusetts (United States)
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