Painting (Portrait)

Museum Object Number 1960.0554

Object Name

Painting (Portrait)

Title

Rebecca Pritchard Mills (Mrs. William Mills) and Her Daughter Eliza Shrewsbury

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

James Earl (Artist)

Creator Notes

Do not confuse with his older brother, Ralph Earl (1751-1801).

Date of Birth

05/01/1761

Date of Death

08/18/1796

Place of Origin

Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America

Date

1794-1796

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

40.06 (H) , 50.37 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

101.75 (H) , 127.94 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp. 86-7, no. 44.
[Book] The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut. 1972 The American Earls: Ralph Earl, James Earl, R. E. W. Earl.
• Pubilshed: p. xxv
[Article] Sherman, Frederic F. 1935 "James Earl: A Forgotten American Portrait Painter". Art in America. 23: 143-53.
• Published: p. 149
[Book] Heyrman, Christine Leigh, et al. 2014 US: A Narrative History, Volume 1: To 1877. 1.
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[Book] Heyrman, Christine Leigh, et al. 2013 Experience History: Interpreting America's Past.
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