Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith (Mrs. Seba Smith)

c. 1845

John Wesley Paradise

Artist, American, 1809 - 1862

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • 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


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