2008.35: A Young Lady
PaintingsA miniature, oval watercolor shows a bust-length portrait of a young woman. Her body is turned slightly to the left, but she looks directly at the viewer. Her light brown hair is pulled smoothly back, but one curling lock falls to the left of her forehead and another crosses diagonally to the right. The girl’s eyes are gray, her lips are red, and her cheeks are pink. Her white dress has long sleeves, a high waistline, and a pleated collar that frames her neck and chin line. The background is painted in shades of light blue and gray.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.35
- People
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Anson Dickinson, American (Milton, CT 1779 - 1852 Milton, CT)
- Title
- A Young Lady
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- c. 1815
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/323719
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions
- framed: 8.9 x 7.6 cm (3 1/2 x 3 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: engraved verso: Anson Dickinson/pinxit
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Sold [through Christie's, March 20, 1990, lot 112]; to private collector. Sold [through Bonham's, London, November 21, 2007, lot 308]; to Harvard University Art Museums
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Daniel A. Pollack, Class of 1960, American Art Acquisition Fund
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.35
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and Melissa Renn, American Paintings at Harvard, Volume One: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born before 1826, Yale University Press (U.S.) and Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge and New Haven, 2014), p. 173, cat. 114, ill.
Exhibition History
- GenEd US12 American Encounters: Art, Contact, and Conflict, 1560-1860 (S427) Spring 2012, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 05/12/2012
Subjects and Contexts
- Google Art Project
- Collection Highlights
Verification Level
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