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Portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Whitman

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-54902

Description

Half-length portrait Cyrithece A. E. Whtiman (born about 1808) wearing a black dress, hands folded on lap. Companion to portrait of her husband, merchant Benjamin Whitman (about 1791-1865) (1949.36).

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Oil
Coated Canvas
Portrait

Associated Person

Whitman, Benjamin K, Mrs.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35.25 x 30.75 x 3.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Emily Stevenson Lewis

Accession Number

1949.37

Places

Possibly Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly

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