Hannah Grant (Mrs. Stephen Mix) Mitchell
SubjectPortrait of
Hannah Grant
(American, 1749 - 1830)
PainterAttributed to
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
(American, 1791 - 1872)
Dateabout 1825-1827
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 29 3/4 × 24 3/4in. (75.6 × 62.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Walter Mitchell Chester
Object number1877.1.2
DescriptionPortrait of Hannah Grant Mitchell (Mrs. Stephen Mix Mitchell) attributed to Samuel F.B. Morse, painted when Mrs. Mitchell was an older woman. She is wearing a black wrap, a large white scarf worn close around her neck, and a white cap with ruffles around her face. The background around her head is red at the left and fades to black.
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