Portrait #26

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Harding, William Giles II (?) & Owen, Philip
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:ca. 1870
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:44 x 36
  • Image Dimensions:38.5 x 30
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:7/14/2003
  • Condition:Good
  • Description:Seated frontal view of two boys, ages approximately ten and fourteen, in matching attire. The older boy, Philip Owen, is holding a book in his lap and is wearing a blue vest. The younger, presumably William Giles Harding II, has his left arm around his half-brother's shoulder and is wearing a yellow vest. Both wear light colored pants, black jackets. and black ties. A colorful landscape is in the background.
  • History:Portrait previously belonged to Louise Bransford McGavock.
  • Notes:There is material in the file that tries to unravel the parentage of these boys, likely John Harding and Margaret Murphy Owen.