The sitter's pose is three-quarter position with her gaze directed at the viewer (or artist). She is wearing a cream colored satin dress with a neckline finished with a deep lace bertha. Her right arm is bent, with that hand extending to her left wrist where she touches a wide gold bracelet. The left side of the painting shows a deep red drapery with folds falling from top to bottom of the canvas.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1870 - 1871
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Frame
Height
43 in
Dimension Description
Canvas
Height
34 in
Width
27 in
Provenance
Notes
The painting hung until 1960 in the home of the sitter's niece, Rebekah Ward DeWitt, at 1812 15th Ave. S., Nashville, TN. Then it hung in the home of Elizabeth and Ward DeWitt until about 1982. It has been in owner's possession since then.
General Notes
Note Type
In-House Note
Note
Florence Isabelle Hudson Brown was born November 12, 1850 in Dickson City, Tennessee, the daughter of Araminta Claiborne Napier and Dr. John Rolfe Hudson. She married Robert Weakley Brown on July 13, 1869. They had one daughter Jennie Hill Brown. The sitter died in Nashville, Tennessee on September 25, 1872 at the age of 21 years.
