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Painting (Portrait)
Anne Shippen Willing (Mrs. Charles Willing)
Robert Feke
1746
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Feke (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1969.0134 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Alfred E. Bissell in memory of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.0134 A
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Anne Shippen Willing (Mrs. Charles Willing)
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Robert Feke (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1746
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Lower left in plinth
Inscription: R Feke Pinx/ 1746
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
50 (H) x 40 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
127 (H) x 101.6 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher. No measurements in conservation files.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Banta, Andaleeb Badiee, et al. 2023 Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe.
• Published: p. 86, fig. 19Book: Anishanslin-Bernhardt, Zara. 2015 Portrait of a Woman in Silk: Hidden Histories of the British Atlantic World.
• Published:Book: Foote, Henry Wilder. 1946 Robert Feke.
• Published: no. 29.Book: Rothstein, Natalie. 1990 Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century In the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London With a Complete Catalogue. 351.
• Published: p. 46.Book: Miles, Ellen G. 1993 The Portrait in Eighteenth-Century America.
• Published: fig. no. 10.Book: Foote, Henry Wilder. 1930 Robert Feke, Colonial Portrait Painter.
• Published: pp. 204-205.Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp. 28-9, cat. no. 17.Article: Sweeney, John A. H. 11//1971 Paintings in the Winterthur Collection. Antiques. 100 (5): 758-767.
• Published: p. 765, pl. no. IV.Article: 01//1970 "Important Painting Given as Memorial". Winterthur Newsletter. 16 (1): 1-2.
• Published: p. 1, fig. no. 1.Article: Mooz, R. Peter. 1978 "Robert Feke: Portrait of Charles Willing". Worcester Art Museum Journal. 2: 3-11.
• Published: p. 6, fig. no. 6.Thesis: Mooz, R. Peter. 1969 The Art of Robert Feke. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Manuscript: Verplanck, Anne & Eaton, Linda. Information on Winterthur Paintings.
Article: Mooz, R. Peter. 11//1968 New Clues to the Art of Robert Feke. Antiques. 702-707.
Thesis: Anishanslin-Bernhardt, Zara. 2009 Portrait of a Woman in a Silk Dress : The Hidden Histories of Aesthetic Commodities in the Eighteenth-Century British Atlantic World. Ph.D. University of Delaware
• The focus of this thesis is this portait by R. Feke.Article: Mooz, R. Peter. 1970 "R. Feke Pinx, 1746 (The Portrait of Anne Shippen Willing)". Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue. 67-73.
Book: Browne, Clare. 1990 Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
• Design for silk damask on p. 6.Book: Poland, William Carey. 1907 Robert Feke: The Early Newport Portrait Painter and The Beginnings of Colonial Painting.
Book: Welters, Linda & Lillethun, Abbie. 2007 The Fashion Reader.