1816
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
An Old Woman Spinning is a 1816 oil by Margaret Sarah Carpenter, a Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows an old woman sitting in a chair, spinning yarn. She wears a red cape and a hat, and holds a spindle in her hands. The background is dark, which makes the woman stand out. The woman's face is wrinkled, and her eyes look down at the spindle. Her hands are busy spinning the yarn, and her posture shows she has been doing this for a long time. The painting is done in oil paint, which gives it a smooth and realistic look. The painting is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Margaret Sarah Carpenter (née Geddes; 1793 – 13 November 1872) was an English painter. Noted in her time, she mostly painted portraits in the manner of Sir Thomas Lawrence. She was a close friend of Richard Parkes Bonington.
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