Name/Title
Julia LivingstonEntry/Object ID
MP.95.27 a-bDescription
a. Painting: Half-length portrait of elderly woman shown in three-quarter view. Subject is set against a brown-gray background. Subject has silvery-gray hair, blue-gray eyes, rosy complexion. Subject wears a black dress with lace along the V-neckline and sleeves. Subject wears a matching lace cap. Subject is seated on red upholstered chair with curved wooden rail.
b. Frame: Gilded with beading along perimeter and negative ivy vine design. Concave 1/4" banding. Acanthus leaf design around perimeter of liner. Plain 1" banding bordering canvas.Artwork Details
Medium
Canvas, Oil Paint, Canvas, oil paintSubject Person or Organization
Julia DelafieldMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
George Augustus BakerAttribution
ArtistDate made
1882Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
Inscribed in paint by artist: "Mrs. Joseph Delafield/ 1801-1882 / by/ G.A. Baker 1872"(upper right corner)
In stencil: "2754/ PREPARED/ BY/ EDWD. DECHAUX/ NEW YORK"(lower left corner)
On frame on upper right: "10884"
On canvas backing at upper right: "108884F"
On frame at upper left: "DELAFIELD/ JO..."Dimensions
Dimension Description
CanvasWidth
25 inLength
30 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm)Dimension Description
Overall with frameWidth
32 inDepth
1-1/4 inLength
37 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 32 x 1 1/4 x 37 in. (81.3 x 3.2 x 94 cm)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Julia DelafieldNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom