Old World Portraits
Anne Fairchild Bowler
John Singleton Copley
An elegant 18th-century portrait featuring a woman in a vibrant blue satin dress with exquisite lace detailing.
Mrs. Isaac Smith (Elizabeth Storer)
John Singleton Copley
1769 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An elegant 18th-century portrait of a woman in rich silk attire, seated amidst a blend of interior luxury and a pastoral landscape.
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Where it works
A grounded artwork with confident presence in a warmer tonal register — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Library · Living Room
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Deep burgundy, Soft gray
About the piece
Painted by the renowned John Singleton Copley in 1769, this masterful portrait depicts Elizabeth Storer Smith. She is shown in a high-status composition, seated in a gold brocade armchair and wearing a luminous blue dress under a deep red silk wrap. The presence of green grapes in her hands serves as a traditional symbol of abundance and domestic virtue, while the landscape view in the background provides a sense of depth and worldly connection typical of colonial American elite portraiture.
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