Art, literature & history
Woman Holding a Book
c. 1835
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 75.7 x 60.5 cm (29 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1980.62.7
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Erastus Salisbury Field. Woman Holding a Book. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Woman Holding a Book — Erastus Salisbury Field. c. 1835.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 75.7 x 60.5 cm (29 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1980.62.7. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.