Betsey Beckwith
1817
oil
canvas
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
1817
oil
canvas
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Dominant colour
Betsey Beckwith is a 1817 oil by Ammi Phillips, a American Folk Art work, held at Brooklyn Museum.
This portrait depicts a woman in a black dress with a white ruffled collar and a matching bonnet. She sits in a chair, holding a book in her lap. Her expression is serious, and her gaze is directed at the viewer. The background of the painting is a dark, muted color, which contrasts with the subject's clothing. The overall effect is one of simplicity and elegance. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting.
Ammi Phillips (April 24, 1788 – July 11, 1865) was a prolific American itinerant portrait painter active from the mid 1810s to the early 1860s in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.
See the richer artist page
