Portrait #347

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Unknown Lady/Wife of #346 W79
  • Artist:Lund, Theodore active c 1836-1843
  • Date Created:ca. 1840
  • Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:NA
  • Image Dimensions:2 3/8" x 1 7/8"
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  • Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
  • Date Documented:2/22/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Frame is red leatherette case with gilt stamped metal liner; appears to be original. Rectangle of a young woman with dark blonde ringlets that rest on her shoulders. She has blue eyes and wears a gray v-necked dress with the collar trimmed in lace. The bodice is pleated to accentuate the v-shape.
  • History:Painted in NYC. Exhibited Huntsville 1996; Gibbes 2000 Illus. Huntsville catalog.