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Identification and Creation

Object Number
C125
People
George Richmond, British (London 1809 - 1896 London)
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896)
Title
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1853
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/101779

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black, white, and red chalk and graphite(?) on brown wove paper, darkened
Dimensions
60.2 x 46.8 cm (23 11/16 x 18 7/16 in.)
framed: 95.9 x 80.6 cm (37 3/4 x 31 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on cartouche on frame: THIS PORTRAIT OF / Mrs HARRIET BEECHER STOWE / From the same Hand which Drew to the life / WILBERFORCE, BUXTON & ELIZth. FRY / IS PRESENTED TO / Her Husband['s?] Family by / SOME ENGLISH FRIENDS. / A.D. 1853
  • label: back of frame, printed label: Pictures Cleaned, Lined & Restored / J.H. CHANCE / Carver, Gilder, Picture Frame Maker / 28 LONDON STREET, / FITZROY SQUARE. / Ancient and Modern Engravings / Drawings Mounted

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Portrait Collection, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, permanent loan from Dr. Henry Freeman Allen
Object Number
C125
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Raymond Lister, George Richmond: A Critical Biography, Robin Garton Ltd (London, 1981), p. 171 (no. 135)

Verification Level

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