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Painting (Portrait)
Jerusha Benedict (Mrs. Isaac Ives)
Ralph Earl
1790
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph Earl (Artist)
Place of Origin
Danbury; Connecticut; Fairfield; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
2001.0049 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Pamela Cunningham Copeland
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Complete Details
Object Number
2001.0049 A
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Jerusha Benedict (Mrs. Isaac Ives)
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Ralph Earl (Artist)
Place of Origin
Danbury; Connecticut; Fairfield; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as New Milford, but the Ives were Danbury residents.
Date
1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Lower left
Inscription: R. Earl/ pinxt. 1790
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.12 (H) x 31.9 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.82 (H) x 80.9 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom. Measurements of modern frame (made by Bockrath): H (at left): 40.8125 in. (103.66 cm); W (at bottom): 34.625 in. (87.95 cm); D (at bottom left corner): 1.875 in. (4.76 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 5, pp. 158 & 160.Article: Verplanck, Anne. 10//2006 "Acquiring and Researching Portraits" (A Winterthur Primer. column: ). Antiques and Fine Art. 7 (No. 3 (Autumn/Winter 06)): 238-39.
• Published: p. 239, fig. 3