Becky Sharp, (painting).

Becky Sharp, (painting).

Anshutz, Thomas, 1851-1912, painter.

Becky Sharp, (painting).

Pastel on prepared linen.

41 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (105.4 x 85.1 cm).

Portrait of Becky Sharp from William Makepeace Thackery's novel Vanity Fair, showing her seated in a wooden chair, her body slouching and turned to the left, her right arm resting on the arm of the chair and her head resting against her right hand as she gazed out toward the viewer. She wears a red off-the-shoulder dress adorned with a gold and ruby pin at the neck. In her hair she wears a band encrusted with blue stones.

Literature -- Thackeray -- Vanity Fair

Literature -- Character -- Becky Sharp

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 Accession Number: 1906.3

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1805-2005: 200 Years of Excellence," Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2005, pg. 186.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1805-2005: 200 Years of Excellence," Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2005, pg. 186.

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