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William Medicus Willson (1850-1909) and Ella Amelia Willson (1852-1887), (painting). Artist:  Sartain, John, 1808-1897, painter. (attributed to) Title:  William Medicus Willson (1850-1909) and Ella Amelia Willson (1852-1887), (painting). Dates:  ca. 1857. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  24 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  On the right, a girl of about 5 years of age has her proper right arm around the shoulder of a boy of about 7 years, who is on the left. Subject:  Portrait group -- Family -- Siblings Portrait female -- Willson, Ella Amelia -- Child Portrait female -- Willson, Ella Amelia -- Waist length Portrait male -- Willson, William Medicus -- Child Portrait male -- Willson, William Medicus -- Waist length Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Pitcher, William Henry, Mrs., 249 East Canton Avenue, Winter Park, Florida 32789 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Willson, William Medicus, Baltimore, Maryland Stein, Ella Willson Griffith, Remarks:  William Medicus Willson and Ella Amelia Willson, were children of John Ward Willson II and La Fayette Helene Medicus Willson; they lived in Howard County, Maryland, near Laurel, in the family home, "Troy Hill." The artist, John Sartain, lived with the Willson family and painted them at the family home, "Troy Hill," in Howard County, Maryland, near Laurel, ca. 1857. References:  National Society of Colonial Dames, Florida, 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 74030023   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 74030023 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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