Painter:

Denison Limner  Search this

Subject:

Ledyard, Nathaniel, Mrs. (Elizabeth Denison)  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

National Gallery of Art Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20565 Accession Number: 1953.5.35 (1241)

Date:

Ca. 1790

Notes:

Chotner, Deborah, "American Naive Paintings," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1992.

National Gallery of Art, 1988, 1990.

"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970.

Summary:

Waist-length portrait of Elizabeth Denison (1773-1849), daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth Noyes Denison. Her left arm rests on a table and she holds a small book in her right hand. She wears a plumed hat and has flowers in her hair.

Topic:

Portrait female--Waist length  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this

Primitive  Search this

Control number:

IAP 08600726

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_251912