Portrait #1298

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Ferrill, Matilda
  • Artist:Laurens, Peter
  • Date Created:1850-1860
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:44 x 38
  • Image Dimensions:35 x 28
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:22 April 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Mrs. Ferrill is seated on a red couch, a decorative white fan in her right hand. She wears an off-the-shoulder dress of brown with billowing sleeves. She wears a long gold chain necklace and a large brooch. She wears long teardrop earrings of gold and pearl. She has brown hair and brown eyes and a pink complexion. A red drape is behind her on the viewer's right.
  • History:The original sand-covered frame from Savannah, Georgia.