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Mrs. Mary Arthur, (painting). Artist:  Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916, painter. Title:  Mrs. Mary Arthur, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1900. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm). Inscription:  (On back:) to his dear / friend / Robert Arthur / Thomas Eakins. / 1900 signed Description:  Portrait of Mrs. Robert Arthur (1824-1911), the mother of Eakins's friend and fellow artist Robert Arthur (1850-1914). The elderly Mrs. Robert Arthur is seen seated, her head bent as she works on a piece of knitting. She wears a dark dress and hat, and a pair of spectacles. Subject:  Portrait female -- Arthur, Robert, Mrs. (Mary) -- Waist length Portrait female -- Arthur, Robert, Mrs. (Mary) -- Elderly Occupation -- Domestic -- Sewing Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028 Accession Number: 65.83 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Arthur, Robert, 1900-1914. Arthur (sister of Robert), by 1924. Bates, Mary Arthur, Englewood, New Jersey by 1933-1965. References:  Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. Spassky, Natalie, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born between 1816 and 1845," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 621. Illustration:  Spassky, Natalie, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born between 1816 and 1845," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 621. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 36120959   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 36120959 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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