Portrait of a Girl with Flowers
The young sitter was identified by the donor as her husband’s grandmother, yet little additional information is available to clarify her identity. The style of the girl's dress and the use of a stencil to sign the back of the canvas indicate the work was probably done in the mid-to-late 1830s. The freely brushed strokes are characteristic of Waldo and Jewett works of the 1830s. The pair seldom painted children and here closely follow fashionable New York artists such as Henry Inman, known for his soft execution and sentimental facial expressions. Like many Waldo and Jewett works, the wood panel has been scored to resemble canvas.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of a Girl with Flowers
- Artist: Samuel Lovett Waldo (1783–1861)
- Artist: William Jewett (1792–1874)
- Date: ca. 1835
- Culture: American
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: 40 7/8 x 31 3/4 in. (103.8 x 80.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Elsa Welles Wray, 1973
- Object Number: 1973.123
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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