Portrait #1695

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Byrn, (Mrs.) Allie Richardson
  • Artist:Avent, Mayna Treanor 1868-1959 (not signed)
  • Date Created:ca. 1940
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Image Dimensions:30 x 19
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  • Materials/Media:Oil
  • Date Documented:10 September 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Young girl facing three-quarter right and looking to the left of the viewer. Her brown hair is pulled back behind her ears, and she is wearing pearl drop earrings. Her grayish-green dress has covered buttons down the front and a blue ornament at the high, white lace neckline. The lace also is seen at her wrists emerging from the sleeves of her gold jacket. Her hands are resting on a green-upholstered surface and may be holding a nearly-closed fan. The dress is gathered in the skirt and pulled back into a bustle.
  • History:Portrait copied from
  • Notes:Grandmother of owner - Subject born 1879, died 1947.