Anne Herbert Dent
Artist
John Hesselius
(American, 1728 - 1778)
Dateca. 1770
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Framed: 37 3/4 x 33 x 3 inches (95.89 x 83.82 x 7.62 cm)
Framed: 37 3/4 x 33 x 3 inches (95.89 x 83.82 x 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Maurine F. Jones
Object numberF82-33
SignedNone.
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionHalf-length frontal portrait of woman with bulbous nose, smiling with close lips. Shimmering brown dress with blue cape draped loosely around shoulders. Lowcut neckline is trimmed in ruffled lace as are sleeves. Rose is held in right hand.Published ReferencesWinifred Shields, “Ancestor Portrait Show Leads to Bizarre Family
Reunion,” Kansas City Star, 3 April 1953, 20; Richard Keith Doud,
“John Hesselius: His Life and Work,” Master’s thesis, University
of Delaware, 1963, 99 (as Mrs. William Wilkinson [Ann Herbert
Dent]); NAMA 1991, 14–15.
Reunion,” Kansas City Star, 3 April 1953, 20; Richard Keith Doud,
“John Hesselius: His Life and Work,” Master’s thesis, University
of Delaware, 1963, 99 (as Mrs. William Wilkinson [Ann Herbert
Dent]); NAMA 1991, 14–15.
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