Hannah Doane Wells

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Artist

Chester Harding (American 1792–1886)

Date

n.d.

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

26 x 21 1/2 in. (66 x 54.6 cm)

Description

female portrait, 1/3 length; middle aged, dark hair, lace bonnet and collar, white gauzy shawl, dark dress; body turned to viewer’s right, face frontal

Credit Line

Gift of Charles W. Robertson, 1986

Object Number

UR224