Portrait of Eliza Gracie King Halsey

Art

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King Manor Museum

x1997.11

x1997.11

Name/Title

Portrait of Eliza Gracie King Halsey

Entry/Object ID

x1997.11-1,2

Description

Painting: Oil painting on canvas. Portrait of Eliza Gracie King. Full frontal view of a young Ms. King wearing a black dress with wide, open neckline. Under the dress she is wearing a dark/black, sheer chemisette, and has a simple red shawl draped around her arms. She also has a simple hairstyle. There is an oval painted 'frame' around her. Canvas is stamped on back with: "Prepared by Edward Dechaux New York." Frame: Simple, undecorated, gold leaf, wood frame.

Collection

King Manor Museum

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Notes

Date: c. 1830-c. 1845

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Maker's Mark: Canvas stamped with: "Prepared by Edward Dechaux New York."

Dimensions

Height

17 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

Frame: Height - 22.250 in. Width - 19.125 in. Diam. - 2.125 in.