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Henry Death

Summary

Full length studio portrait of a woman in mourning sitting on a carved wooden chair beside a covered table, she rests her hand on a small open book. She is wearing a black silk dress with a ruffled flounced hem, pleated at waist and vertically on bodice, bishop sleeves, white lace vollar and cuffs, widow's cap. Painted backdrop of trees, also a drape and fake balcony edge.