Skinner, Richard, Mrs. (Dorothy Wendell) Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 06.2428
Date:
1772
Notes:
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 53.
Image on file.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 53.
(Center right:) John Singleton Copley. pinx./-1772.-/Boston. signed
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Summary:
Seated portrait of Mrs. Richard Skinner seated at a table, her left arm resting on the tabletop, her right hand reaching toward her chin. Her body faces almost front, her head turned to the left and her gaze directed off to the left. She wears a hat and a dress with a square neckline and three-quarter length sleeves.