Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith (Mrs. Seba Smith)
c. 1845
Artist, American, 1809 - 1862

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 86.6 x 65.1 cm (34 1/8 x 25 5/8 in.)
framed: 107.3 x 85.7 x 6.4 cm (42 1/4 x 33 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1963.10.188
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Weston, New York); Albert Rosenthal [1863-1939], Philadelphia; Cornelius Michaelsen, New York; (Rains Galleries, New York, 8 May 1935, no. 87);[1] Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] Important American Prints and Paintings Collected by Cornelius Michaelsen, Esq. (New York, Rains Galleries, 8 May 1935), no. 87, 29.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1925
One Hundredth Anniversary of the Founding of the National Academy of Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1925-1926, no. 19.
1937
An Exhibition of American Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Union League Club, New York, 1937, no. 20.
1957
Early New Jersey Artists, 18th and 19th Centuries, The Newark Museum, 1957, no. 73.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
Bibliography
1957
Early New Jersey Artists, 18th and 19th Centuries. Exh. cat. Newark Museum, 1957: 12, fig. 73.
1965
Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 35, repro.
1970
American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 86, repro.
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 203, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 253, 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: 40-42, color repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: Elizabeth. O. Smith / John. W. Paradis f.
Wikidata ID
Q20187344