Erastus Salisbury Field, Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1830, oil on canvas, Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund, 40.44 DISCUSSED BY: Gerri Hayes, Portland Art Museum Docent Floyd Sklaver, Portland Art Museum Docent

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