Mrs. Jeremiah Wadsworth (Mehitable Russell) (1734-1817), (painting).

Mrs. Jeremiah Wadsworth (Mehitable Russell) (1734-1817), (painting).

Bryant, Henry, 1812-1881, painter.

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872, painter. (copy after)

Mrs. Jeremiah Wadsworth (Mehitable Russell) (1734-1817), (painting).

27 x 22 1/8 in. (68.6 x 56.2 cm).

Portrait female -- Wadsworth, Jeremiah, Mrs. (Mehitable Russell) -- Bust

Portrait female -- Wadsworth, Jeremiah, Mrs. (Mehitable Russell) -- Elderly

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Accession Number: 1848.20

The painting was commissioned by Wadsworth Atheneum founder Daniel Wadsworth for his museum, so that the original by Sully could be hung in his Prospect Street house in Hartford. Canvas stamp reads: Prepared by / Lynch.

Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, pg. 155-156.

Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, fig. 65.

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