Lady in a White Mob Cap

c. 1805

Benjamin Greenleaf

Associated Names
Benjamin Greenleaf

Painter, American, 1769 - 1821

The image shows the profile of a person from the chest up, positioned in a side view orientation facing left. The person has a prominent straight nose, deep-set eyes, and distinct eyebrows. Their hair is covered by a large white cap with pleats and a blue-gray ribbon. They are wearing a brown garment with a high, white pleated collar. The background is a dark, solid color.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Philadelphia. Purchased in 1956 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1959.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1958

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, 1958, no cat.

1975

  • American Folk Art: Tour in the Arkansas Artmobile Bicentennial Exhibition, traveling exhibition organized by the Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1975-1976, no cat.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 293, repro.

1985

  • Kern, Arthur B., and Sybil B. Kern. "Benjamin Greenleaf: Nineteenth Century Portrait Painter." The Clarion 10 (Spring-Summer 1985): 45, no. 1.

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: 157, repro. 158.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 189, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20181926

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