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Andrew Geddes British, Scottish
Sitter Agnes Boyle Geddes British, Scottish
Not on view
Half-length portrait of an old woman, facing right and wearing a cloak with a dark collar, a bonnet and a veil. Based on an oil painting by Geddes at the National Gallery of Scotland.
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Title: Agnes Geddes, the Artist's Mother
Artist:
Andrew Geddes (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1783–1844 London)
Sitter:
Agnes Boyle Geddes (British (born Scotland), 1760/61–1828 Scotland)
Date: 1822
Medium: Drypoint
Dimensions:
Plate: 9 1/2 × 6 3/16 in. (24.2 × 15.7 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (40 × 27.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number: 1986.1180.1985
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