Portrait of a Girl and Cat

c. 1890

Hughgill & McIntyre

Associated Names
Hughgill & McIntyre

Artist, American, active 1890s

The image shows a young girl seated outdoors with a black cat on her lap. She wears a light-colored dress with dark circular patterns, dark leggings, and high-ankle boots. The background includes a tree trunk, bushes, and sunlight casting shadows on the ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 13.8 × 10.1 cm (5 7/16 × 4 in.)
    mount: 16.6 × 10.8 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in black ink: Hughgill & McIntyre, / View and Portrait Artists,; lower right: 48 America St., / Prov., R. I.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in graphite: KF06 / 38 BL; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: HMMACSHE903

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