Laura Louise Lester Taylor (Mrs. Samuel Taylor)
PainterPainted by
William Ruthven Wheeler
(American, 1832 - 1893)
Date1866
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 26 1/2 × 22in. (67.3 × 55.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Ada Louise Taylor
DescriptionBust-length portrait of Laura Louise Lester Taylor, Mrs. Samuel Taylor, by William Ruthven Wheeler. She is wearing a black dress with buttons and a lace collar, a gold brooch, and part of a red shawl is visible at the bottom of the painting. Her hair is parted in the middle and gathered into a bun in the back.
Object number1956.63.4
On View
Not on view
about 1860
