Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Dorcas Wright: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2424
Date:
1794
Medium:
Gray wash and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 12 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 32.1 x 19.7 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on front: "Mrs Dorcas Wright Northampton / Jan 7[?]-1794"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Mrs Dorcas Wright Northampton / Jany -- 1794"
Description:
Silhouette: Life-size (?) right-facing profile of female subject; ink wash within outline in graphite on paper with handwritten description below.
Gallery Label:
This profile portrait is one of about two dozen found among the papers of Benjamin Tappan, great-grandfather of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of John K. Wright, 1945
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
