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Mrs. Thomas Simmons Arthur (Nancy Waller Lewis) (1822-1869), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Arthur, Thomas Simmons, Mrs. (Nancy Waller Lewis)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College Street Greenville South Carolina 29601
Notes:
"South Carolina Portraits: A Collection of Portraits of South Carolinians and Portraits in South Carolina," Columbia, SC: National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, 1996, pg. 15.
Summary:
Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Simmons Arthur seated with her body turned to the left, her gaze directed toward the viewer, her right arm resting on the arm of her chair, and her left hand resting in her lap. She wears a dark dress adorned with a white collar and a pin at the neckline. Her dark hair is parted in the middle and swept back from her face.
Topic:
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73440993
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_398317