Maria Harvey McDowell

Name/Title

Maria Harvey McDowell

Entry/Object ID

1997.199

Description

Pastel on paper. Bust portrait of older woman wearing dark top with gold and black oval brooch at her neck. She is wearing a white shawl, scarf or bonnet pulled partially over her head. The backgorund is dark grey-green. The top of a red chair is barely visible at the right above her shoulder. Two stamps on the back of the paper; one reads "Exposition universelle de 1855 / Mention honorable / Papier carton Anti-ponce p. le pastel / Papier toile [?]erres et Emerises p. polic[?] / P.L. Brevete, a Bolbec, Seme[?]." The other label reads "From / Goupil & Co. / M. Knowbime [?], successor, 866 Broadway / New York." Portrait was painted by subject's daughter.

Dimensions

Height

31 in

Width

27 in

Depth

4 in

Dimension Notes

Picture: 22"h x 18.125"w