Self-Portrait.
Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1892)
1852
Oil on canvas
H 91.9 x W 74 cm
Tate, accession no. T15068
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Presented by Tate Members 2018
Looking every bit as "genial and aimiable" as Ellen Clayton describes her (388), Margaret Carpenter has her pet parrot perched on one arm, head turned trustingly towards her. [Commentary continues belwo.]
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