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Mrs. Walter Stewart (Deborah McClenachan) (1763-1823), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Peale, Charles Willson 1741-1827  Search this
Subject:
Stewart, Walter, Mrs. (Deborah McClenachan)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Yale University Art Gallery 1111 Chapel Street New Haven Connecticut 06520 Accession Number: 1991.125.2
Date:
1782
Notes:
Frank, Robin Jaffee, "Love and loss: American portrait and mourning miniatures," New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2000, no. 13.
Summary:
Three-quarter-length portrait of Mrs. Walter Stewart standing with her left arm leaning on a table with fruit and a guitar. She wears a bracelet on each hand which displays two miniatures--one of her father and one of her husband. She holds a closed fan in her right hand.
Topic:
Portrait female--Knee length  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Jewelry  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Fan  Search this
Object--Fruit  Search this
Control number:
IAP 07262096
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_373861