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Collection Highlights

Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas

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Mrs. James Madison (1768-1849)

Object Number: 
1939.244
Artist/Maker:
Thomas Christian Lubbers
Copied From:
Gilbert Stuart
Former Owner:
James C. McGuire
Former Owner:
Payne Todd
Former Owner:
Mrs. J. D. McGuire
Depicted:
Dolley Madison
Date: 
ca. 1820-1840
Medium: 
Graphite on ivory
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mary Madison McGuire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group