Isabella ann hutchison married the danish consul in london, jens wolff, in 1792. She is posed as the erythraean sibyl from the sistine chapel ceiling, studying a book of engravings of the sistine chapel that is open at the delphic sibyl. She is seated facing left, three-quarter length, face in profile, resting her head in her right hand; wearing a white satin high-waisted dress with long full sleeves and a high neck with small lace ruffle at wrists and neck; a matching turban, with her hair falling over her right shoulder; a small jeweled pin at her neck and gold bracelet on her left wrist; full blown pink rose under her left breast; and silk shawl. Object Type: painting. Date: from 1803 until 1815. Dimensions: height: 128.2 cm (50.4 in) ; width: 102.4 cm (40.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Art Institute of Chicago. Portrait of Mrs. Jens Wolff by Tomas Lawrence
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