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Painting (Portrait)
Captain John Purves and His Wife, Eliza Anne Pritchard
Henry Benbridge
1775-1777
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Benbridge (Artist)
Place of Origin
Charleston; South Carolina; Charleston; South; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1960.0582
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0582
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Captain John Purves and His Wife, Eliza Anne Pritchard
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Henry Benbridge (Artist)
Place of Origin
Charleston; South Carolina; Charleston; South; United States; North America
Date
1775-1777
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
40.1 (H) x 50.35 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
101.8 (H) x 127.9 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published as fig. 26, pp. 113-4.Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 34, pp. 62-63.Book: Mack, Angela D. & McInnis, Maurie D. 2000 Henry Benbridge: Charleston Portrait Painter (1743-1812).
Article: Sweeney, John A. H. 11//1971 Paintings in the Winterthur Collection. Antiques. 100 (5): 758-767.
• Published as fig. no. 2, p. 759.Book: Heyrman, Christine Leigh, et al. 2014 US: A Narrative History, Volume 1: To 1877. 1.
Book: Heyrman, Christine Leigh, et al. 2013 Experience History: Interpreting America's Past.