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Painting (Portrait)
Mary Bland (Mrs. Henry Lee)
John Hesselius
1750-1751
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Hesselius (Artist)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic or South; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1968.0096
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Cazenove G. Lee
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Object Number
1968.0096
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Mary Bland (Mrs. Henry Lee)
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
John Hesselius (Artist)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic or South; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably made in Maryland or Virginia. John Hesselius (1728-1778) worked in Maryland and Virginia in 1750-51.
Date
1750-1751
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
30 (H) x 24.4 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
76.3 (H) x 62.1 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher. Frame H: 35.9 in. (91.2 cm). Frame W: 30.5 in. (77.5 cm). Frame D: 2.4 in. (6.0 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lee, Edmund Jennings. 1983 Lee of Virginia 1642-1892: Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of The Descendants of Colonel Richard Lee.
• See pp. 131-132.Article: Doud, Richard Keith. 1969 "John Hesselius, Maryland Limner". Winterthur Portfolio. 5: 129-153.