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Rebecca Cunningham Washington (1820-1890), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
White, L.  Search this
Subject:
Washington, Thomas Blackburn, Mrs. (Rebecca Cunningham)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Happy Retreat 600 Mordington Avenue Charles Town West Virginia 25414
Date:
March 1842
Notes:
Owner, 2012, 2015.
Nelson, David, 2009, 2018.
(On back:) Rebecca Washington, Southern View / L. White, painter, March 1842 signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Portrait of Rebecca Washington seated in a landscape, her body turned slightly to the right and her gaze directed toward the viewer. She wears a dark off-the-shoulder dress trimmed with white ruffles, and her dark hair falls in long ringlets across her shoulders.
Topic:
Portrait female  Search this
Landscape--Mountain--Blue Ridge Mountains  Search this
Landscape--West Virginia  Search this
Control number:
IAP 9E230016
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_443700