Lewis T. Ives

Lewis T. Ives painted formal portraits of 19th-century Americans in oil. In *Mrs. John J. Bagley*, he captured a woman seated with a calm expression, dressed in the style of the 1870s. His work belongs to the same era, when photography was changing how people wanted painted portraits—more intimate than stiff, official likenesses. See how the details of her dress and the soft light give the portrait a quiet presence. Tap the painting to explore the textures up close.