Portrait #268

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Winston, Helen
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:ca. 1870s
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:37 x 34
  • Image Dimensions:29 x 23
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:1/10/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Oval of a young girl, aged 14-15, dressed in a summery white dress, off the shoulders with sleeves gathered with small white flowers at the shoulders. She has auburn hair and wears and an amber-colored necklace. A fully foliated landscape, including mountain range, is visible on the left side of the painting.
  • Notes: Painted to celebrate the subject when whe was designated May Queen at Mary Baldwin College.