Portrait of Anna Louise Phillips Livezey

Name/Title

Portrait of Anna Louise Phillips Livezey

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2427.2

Description

Portrait of Anna Louise Phillips Livezey. Half-portrait of woman with dark hair in bun, curls around her face. Dark button front outfit with high collar, white ruffled lace inner-collar. Long sleeves and small gold earrings, Large red bow at neck. Reddish-brown ground. Ornate gilt frame with flower, leaf and acorn motif. By George Frederick Bensell (1837-1879).

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Made/Created

Artist

Bensell, George F.

Date made

1860 - 1875

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Notes

Author: Bensell, George F.

Dimensions

Height

40-1/2 in

Width

35-1/4 in

Depth

4 in

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Family File - Livezey and Philips Publications of the Genealogical Society of PA vol. III, p. 10 Family File- Bensell

Provenance

Notes

Label reads, 'Thoman Livezey (1800-1884) and Anna Louise Livezey (dates unknown). Son of John Livezey. See GHS True Accession Book, "Two oil portraits of Thomas Livezey and his wife, Anna Louise Phillips. Married November 29th 1836. Paintings by George F. Bensell. Presented by Thomas Livezey Laughlin, Jr. of Cleveland." Donated 11/1960