Portrait of a Woman Preaching

c. 1895

William M. Phipps

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William M. Phipps

Artist, American, 1846 - 1917

The image shows a woman standing upright. She is facing slightly to the right with her right hand raised and her left hand holding an open book. Her facial features are visible, and her hair is styled close to her head. She is dressed in a long, dark, full-sleeved gown with a high collar and a crescent-shaped brooch at her waist. The background features an ornately decorated wall with patterns and designs, and the floor is covered with a decorative rug.

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 15K / AF41; center stamped in black ink inverted: CENTRAL PHOTO STUDIO / 427 [illegible] St., / WM. PHIPPS. PHOTOGRAPHER / Duplicates of this Picture can be had / at any time.


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