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Mrs. R. Hinton and Her Daughters Josephine and Mary Ellen, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Hopkins, M. W. 1789-1844  Search this
Hopkins, John Henry 1792-1868 (formerly attributed to)  Search this
Subject:
Hinton, R., Mrs  Search this
Hinton, Josephine  Search this
Hinton, Mary Ellen  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art P. O. Box 711, 406 Federal Street Dover Delaware 19903
Date:
1841
Notes:
"The Sewell C. Biggs collection of American Art: a catalogue [volume 2, paintings and sculpture]," Dover, De.: Biggs Museum of American Art, 2001, no. 255.
Paul Schweizer, 1976.
Summary:
Triple portrait of Mrs. Hinton and her two daughters. The older daughter on the right wears a white dress with red necklace and she holds a rolled document. The younger daughter at left wears a pink dress and holds a bouquet of flowers. The mother, at center, wearing a black and red striped dress, a white bonnet with transparent lace hanging over her shoulders, a brooch and watch fob.
Topic:
Portrait group--Family--Mother & Child  Search this
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Portrait female--Child  Search this
Object--Written Matter  Search this
Object--Flower  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Jewelry  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73500064
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_169308