Bequest of Mary Francis, 1944.2.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Martha Wadsworth Francis

PainterAttributed to Jared Bradley Flagg (American, 1820 - 1899)

MediumPainting; oil on canvas

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 27 × 23 1/4in. (68.6 × 59.1cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineBequest of Mary Francis

Object number1944.2.2

DescriptionWaist-length portrait of Martha Wadsworth Francis attributed to Jared Bradley Flagg. The painting shows Francis as a young woman with a round face. She has dark brown hair, worn parted in the middle and curled over her ears and presumably gathered in the back. She is wearing a black dress with a white lace collar fastened with a square pin.

Status

Not on view