Maria Gansevoort Melvill (Mrs. Allan Melvill) — Ezra Ames | DiscoverArt

Maria Gansevoort Melvill (Mrs. Allan Melvill)

c. 1815

oil on wood

76.2 × 59.7 cm (30 × 23.5 in)

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