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Roberts,
Portrait group -- Family
Portrait female -- Henry, Mattie Lee
Portrait female -- Henry, Mattie Lee
Portrait male -- Henry, John Patrick
Portrait male -- Henry, John Patrick
Portrait female -- Henry, Virginia
Portrait female -- Henry, Virginia
Object -- Other
Object -- Flower
Painting
(Portrait of the Three Henry Children), (painting).
Artist:
Roberts, painter.
Title:
(Portrait of the Three Henry Children), (painting).
Dates:
1865.
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
Approx. 3 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Group portrait of three children: Mattie Lee, John Patrick, and Virginia Henry. They are all standing and John Patrick is in the middle. Virginia is on the right and she is resting her proper right hand on the boy's shoulder. The youngest girl on the left, Mattie Lee, is holding a basket in her proper left hand. Both girls are dressed alike, wearing matching white dresses with necklaces and are holding flowers in their hands. John Patrick is wearing a dark jacket. His proper left hand is behind Virginia's back and he is holding something in his proper right hand.
Subject:
Portrait group -- Family -- Siblings
Portrait female -- Henry, Mattie Lee -- Child
Portrait female -- Henry, Mattie Lee -- Full length
Portrait male -- Henry, John Patrick -- Child
Portrait male -- Henry, John Patrick -- Full length
Portrait female -- Henry, Virginia -- Child
Portrait female -- Henry, Virginia -- Full length
Object -- Other -- Container
Object -- Flower
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Farson, George W., Jr., Mrs., Rt. 1, Box 539, Vernon Hill, Virginia 24597
Remarks:
Mattie Lee, John Patrick, and Virginia Henry are three of Laura Anna Willis Graves Henry and James Williams Henry's children.
References:
Farson, George W., Jr., Mrs., 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 73261880
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
73261880
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