The Artist's Wife in a Red Cape

Robert Braithwaite Martineau 19/01/1826 - 13/02/1869

Summary

Frontal head and shoulders portrait of Maria Martineau, wife of the artist Robert Martineau. The subject is a young woman with dark hair tied back off her face. She wears a red cape around her shoulders, and leans forward looking towards the viewer. The background is plain and dark, fading at the corners to give roughly circular frame.