Little Girl with Pet Rabbit

c. 1845

Sturtevant J. Hamblin

Associated Names
Sturtevant J. Hamblin

Painter, American, active 1837/1856

The image is a portrait of a young child shown from the waist up. The child is seated and facing forward. The child has dark hair that is styled smoothly and parted down the middle. The facial features include wide, dark eyes and a small, full-lipped mouth. The child is wearing a dress with a wide neckline and puffed sleeves, which is coral in color with delicate white lace trim. Around the child's neck is a simple gold chain necklace. The child holds a white rabbit with a black spot on its back in their right arm. The background is a plain, dark gray color.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Purchased in 1950 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

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Exhibition History

1971

  • Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1971-1992.

1972

  • Extended loan for use in Chief Justice Rehnquist's chambers, 1986-1992.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 138, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 282, repro.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 171, repro. 170.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 191, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20187429

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