Peaceful Widow (Portrait of a Young Woman)
James Henry Cafferty, American, 1819 - 1869
not dated
Oil on canvas
Overall: 29 15/16 × 25 9/16 in. (76.1 × 64.9 cm)
Frame: 36 1/4 × 29 3/4 in. (92.1 × 75.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frank P. Stetz in memory of David Stewart Hull, Class of 1960
P.2004.83.18
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
[none]
Provenance
Christie’s East, New York, May 4, 1993, Sale 7415, Lot 9; sold to David Stuart Hull, New York, New York; bequeathed to Frank P. Stetz, New York, New York, 1998; given to present collection, 2004.
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