Copyright: Courtesy of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Gift of
Alexander W. Dole. Photo Credit: Katya Kallsen. Image copyright: ©President
and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard University
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
This striking picture is one of many that DGR made of Mrs. Morris during the 1870s especially. It is a front-facing bust portrait with Mrs. Morris wearing a light garment that falls away from her right shoulder. The expression is unusually haunting, even for a portrait of Mrs. Morris.