Mrs. Hugh Scott

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Mrs. Hugh Scott

Entry/Object ID

Scott, Mrs. Hugh

Description

Seated waist-length frontal of young woman wearing a brown dress with a lace collar and a cameo broach at her throat. Her straight brown hair is parted in the middle and pulled back and up. Her right shoulder is thrust slightly toward the viewer. She is sitting in a red chair and a small part of her right hand is visible.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Gould, Walter, 1829-1893

Date made

1847

Conservation

Notes

Restored by Cumberland Art Conservation

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

It is unclear which Mrs. Hugh Scott this is but Walter Gould was painting primarily in Pennsylvania and Virginia before moving to Florence in 1849.

Create Date

October 8, 2026

Update Date

October 8, 2026