Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell) — John Vanderlyn | DiscoverArt

Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell)

c. 1827

oil on canvas

76.2 × 61 cm (30 × 24 in)

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