The Beardsley Limner

American, active 1785/1805

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The image shows a young girl standing next to a window. Her eyes are looking directly at the viewer. She has fair skin, dark eyebrows, and dark hair with bangs. She is wearing a pink dress with short sleeves, a white ribbon tied around the waist and sleeves, and lace at the neckline. She is holding a small bouquet of flowers. The background features a red curtain beside the window and a view of a blue sky and greenery outside.
The Beardsley Limner, Girl in a Pink Dress, c. 1790, oil on canvas, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1953.5.24

Girl in a Pink Dress

The Beardsley Limner · c. 1790 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1953.5.24
The image shows a full-body portrait of a young person with fair skin, wide eyes, and straight hair falling past the shoulders. They are wearing a formal outfit consisting of a red coat over a dark waistcoat with rounded buttons, white cuffs, and a white collar. The person holds a hat in their left hand and a stack of red books under their left arm, with their right arm resting against their side. In the background, there is a plain, muted color with a green drape with tassels visible to the right of the subject.
The Beardsley Limner, Charles Adams Wheeler, c. 1790, oil on canvas, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1953.5.57

Charles Adams Wheeler

The Beardsley Limner · c. 1790 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1953.5.57

Bibliography

1972

  • Schloss 1972.

1973

  • Schloss, Christine Skeeles. "The Beardsley Limner." Antiques 103 (March 1973): 533-538.

1980

  • Schloss, Christine Skeeles. "The Beardsley Limner." In Lipman and Armstrong 1980, 13-17.

1981

  • Rumford 1981, 50-55.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 14.