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

Martha Wadsworth Francis

Painter (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