Portrait of Mrs. Robert Gwathmey (Margaret Nicholson) (1791-1824), Richmond, (painting).

Portrait of Mrs. Robert Gwathmey (Margaret Nicholson) (1791-1824), Richmond, (painting).

Thompson, Cephas, 1775-1856, painter.

Portrait of Mrs. Robert Gwathmey (Margaret Nicholson) (1791-1824), Richmond, (painting).

27 1/4 x 22 3/8 in. (69.2 x 57 cm).

Mrs. Gwathmey is seated, wearing a short-sleeved gown with an empire waist and high lace collar.

Portrait female -- Gwathmey, Robert, Mrs. (Margaret Nicholson) -- Waist length

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2800 Grove Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23221 Accession Number: 78.130

Gift of Gwathmey, Ida Carrington, estate of, 1978.

Gift from the Estate of Ida C. Gwathmey via Steven Pollack of Carro, Spanbock, Londin, Rodman, Fass and Geller, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1989.

Sisum, Deborah L., "A Most Favorable and Striking Resemblance: The Virginia Portraits of Cephas Thompson," Winston-Salem, NC: Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 1997, no. 115.

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