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Painting (Portrait)
Rebecca Holdsworth Young (Mrs. Richard Young) and her granddaughter Rebecca Woodward
John Hesselius
1763-1765
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Hesselius (Artist)
Place of Origin
Annapolis; Maryland; Anne Arundel; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1958.1986
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1986
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Rebecca Holdsworth Young (Mrs. Richard Young) and her granddaughter Rebecca Woodward
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
John Hesselius (Artist)
Place of Origin
Annapolis; Maryland; Anne Arundel; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1763-1765
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
23.25 (H) x 19.62 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
59.05 (H) x 49.83 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Gevalt, Emelie, et al. 2023 Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North.
• Published: p. 249, fig. 77Book: Doud, Richard Keith. 1963 John Hesselius: His Life and Work.
Article: 09//1926 "Young--Woodward--Hesselius Family Record, 1737-1820". Maryland Historical Magazine. 21 (3)
Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 21, pp. 36-7.Book: Shannon, Timothy J & Gellman, David N. 2014 American Odysseys: A History of Colonial North America. 400.