Portrait #275

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Williams, Currin
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:1862
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:16 x 13.5
  • Image Dimensions:13.5 x 11
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:1/27/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Near waist-length nude of an infant. Hair of a soft blond down frames his face which has large blue eyes that look directly forward. The foreground is a haze of flesh tone pigment that creates a gauzy effect. The background moves from grey to black as it ascends in the frame.
  • History:Restored in 1996.
  • Notes:Subject died at age 9 mos. He was the son of Dr. Robert N. Williams and Mary Matilda (Morgan) Williams. He was the grandson of Samuel Dold Williams.