Old World Portraits
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Asahel Powers
A charming 19th-century American folk portrait of a woman in an ornate bonnet, rendered with striking flat colors and intricate lace detail.
Hannah Fisher Stedman
Asahel Powers
1833 · Oil Paint, Panel
This charming 19th-century American folk portrait captures a young woman in refined dress holding a small red book.
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Where it works
A quiet, grounding work with rich warm-brown color — asks little of the space around it.
- Often works in
- Living Room · Study · Library
- Placement
- Strong for entryways, narrow walls, and vertical placements
- Walls
- Best with clear wall contrast
- Color notes
- Rich brown, Deep burgundy, Aged gold
About the piece
Painted in 1833 by Asahel Powers, this oil on panel portrait of Hannah Fisher Stedman is a quintessential example of American folk art. The work highlights the period's fashion through the subject's intricate lace collar and elaborate hairstyle, while the inclusion of the red book suggests her intellectual character. The linear style and flattened perspective are characteristic of the 'primitive' painters of the early 19th century.
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