Lydia Amanda Brewster Sewell (a Self-Portrait), (painting).

Lydia Amanda Brewster Sewell (a Self-Portrait), (painting).

Sewell, Lydia Amanda Brewster, 1859-1926, painter.

Lydia Amanda Brewster Sewell (a Self-Portrait), (painting).

30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm).

(Along bottom:) A. Brewster Sewell ANA - 04 signed

Self-portrait of Lydia Amanda Brewster Sewell, her body turned slight to the right, her head tilted back and her gaze directed toward the viewer, a palette and brush held in her hands. She wears a dress with ruffled cuffs and a square neckline. Behind her is a patterned background.

Portrait female -- Sewell, Lydia Amanda Brewster -- Self Portrait

Portrait female -- Sewell, Lydia Amanda Brewster -- Waist length

Occupation -- Art -- Painter

Object -- Art Tool -- Palette

Object -- Art Tool -- Artist's Brush

National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10128

Owner, 1971: Registration Records.

Dearinger, David B., ed., "Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, Volume I, 1826-1925," New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, (National Academy of Design), 2004, pg. 498.

Dearinger, David B., ed., "Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, Volume I, 1826-1925," New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, (National Academy of Design), 2004, pg. 498.

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