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Painting (Portrait)
Dorothy Pleasants Briggs (Mrs. John Nicholas)
John Durand
1775-1782
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Durand (Artist)
Place of Origin
Virginia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1989.0034
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Dorothy Carroll Lenk in memory of Dorothy Pleasants Harrison Carroll
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Object Number
1989.0034
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Dorothy Pleasants Briggs (Mrs. John Nicholas)
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
John Durand (Artist)
Place of Origin
Virginia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1775-1782
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
30.25 (H) x 25.25 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
76.83 (H) x 64.13 (W)
Measurement Notes
Image H at proper right stretcher. Image W at bottom stretcher.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Kelly, Franklin W. 11//1982 The Portraits of John Durand. Antiques. 122 (5): 1080-1087.
Thesis: Kessler, Barry. 1980 "A Descriptive and Analytical Catalogue of Paintings by John Durand". B.A. Yale University
Article: Lancaster, Robert A. 07//1936 "Wales, Dinwiddie County, Virginia". Virginia magazine of history and biography. 44 (3): pp. 232-237.
Article: 02/26/1818. Richmond Enquirer. page 3, column 5.
Book: Weddell, Alexander Wilbourne. 1930 A Memorial Volume of Virginia Historical Portraiture.
• p. 206.Article: Weekley, Carolyn J. 11//1976 Artists working in the South, 1750-1820. Antiques. 110: 1046-8.