Portrait of Annie Elizabeth Dewolf Middleton

Name/Title

Portrait of Annie Elizabeth Dewolf Middleton

Entry/Object ID

M2018.001.009

Tags

Needs review, Needs new photography

Description

Watercolor portrait of Annie Elizabeth Dewolf Middleton by Anne Hall, 1842 Provenance: Descended through family Alicia DeWolf Middleton (1815-1908) was born in Bristol, Rhode Island near Newport, the birthplace of Nathaniel Russell. She was the second wife of Nathaniel Russell Middleton, the grandson of Nathaniel Russell, and through this marraige, had one son and four children. Upon her marriage to Nathaniel Russell Middleton, she became the daughter-in-law to Arthur and Alicia Middleton. This portraiture was painted in 1842 by Anne Hall who received training Newport, RI and New York. In this portraiture, Anne has portrayed Alicia in her wedding gown posed with her arm popped and her gaze directed to the left. This pose was popularized by Thomas Sully.

Collection

Nathaniel Russell House

Acquisition

Accession

M2018.001.1

Source or Donor

Derice Dehon

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

35000

Made/Created

Date made

1842

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Provenance

Notes

Descended through family

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 17, 2019

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

February 22, 2023