Peaceful Widow (Portrait of a Young Woman)

James Henry Cafferty, American, 1819 - 1869

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Oil on canvas

Overall: 29 15/16 × 25 9/16 in. (76.1 × 64.9 cm)

Frame: 36 1/4 × 29 3/4 in. (92.1 × 75.6 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frank P. Stetz in memory of David Stewart Hull, Class of 1960

P.2004.83.18

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Painting

Research Area

Painting

Not on view

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[none]

Provenance

Christie’s East, New York, May 4, 1993, Sale 7415, Lot 9; sold to David Stuart Hull, New York, New York; bequeathed to Frank P. Stetz, New York, New York, 1998; given to present collection, 2004.

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