Double Portrait of Nancy Goodwin Johnson and Daughter

Name/Title

Double Portrait of Nancy Goodwin Johnson and Daughter

Description

Double portrait in half-length format of Nancy Goodwin Johnson and her daughter, Nancy. Following her daughter's death of tuberculosis the Rowland Johnsons moved to Philadelphia

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Subject

Portraits of Nancy Goodwin Johnson and her daughter, Nancy

Subject Person

Nancy Goodwin Johnson

Subject Place

City

Dresden

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Made/Created

Artist

Henry Cheever Pratt

Date made

1830 - 1832

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Dresden

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

Painted about 1830. Presumably painted in Dresden, Maine

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

On back of lining canvas

Transcription

"Painted by Henry Pratt"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

67 cm

Width

55.3 cm

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Notes

Painting is in an American molded composition plaster frame ornamented in French rococo style in gold paint