Portrait #10

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Hill Daughters
  • Artist:Cooper, Washington B. ?
  • Date Created:ca. 1850
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:51 x 41
  • Image Dimensions:50 x 40
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:5/7/2003
  • Condition:Good
  • Description:The image is of two young girls holding hands. Their similar clothing, shoes, and appearance suggests they are sisters as indicated by the owner. The older child is holding a doll in her left arm, and the young child is holding a somewhat disturbed cat in her right arm. The background is a naturalistic outdoor scene.
  • History:According to the owner the subjects are likely buried in the Nashville City Cemetery and this was probably a posthumous portrait..
  • Notes:Restored ca. 1960 by Sandor Bodo of Nashville. The general condition of the portrait is good, but there are slight survace abrasions and surface cracking.