Miss Robinson

c. 1835

American 19th Century

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 73.3 x 59.1 cm (28 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.)
    framed: 97.8 x 83.8 x 6.4 cm (38 1/2 x 33 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.17.46

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary Robinson Benkard [1812-1841], the sitter's sister; her husband, James Benkard [1800-1864]; by descent to their great-grandson, James G. Benkard, New York; purchased 7 April 1926 by Thomas B. Clarke [1848-1931], New York; his estate; sold as part of the Clarke collection 29 January 1936, through (M. Knoedler & Co., New York), to The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1947 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 148, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 295, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 424, repro.

1998

  • Torchia, Robert Wilson, with Deborah Chotner and Ellen G. Miles. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 292-294, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20185853

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