About this work

H. Siddons Mowbray painted this in 1915-1925, aged about 57. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

How it was made

Oil paint: Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

H. Siddons Mowbray

born Alexandria, Egypt 1858-died Washington, CT 1928

Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. The Smithsonian American Art Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number: 1981.155.3
Credit: Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Type: Painting
Department: Painting and Sculpture
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
Museum record: See it on the museum’s site

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