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Gift of Charles E. Bissell, 1968.55.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Hannah Robbins Woodruff
Gift of Charles E. Bissell, 1968.55.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Hannah Robbins Woodruff

Painter (American, 1759 - 1828)
DateMay 1819
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 32 × 36in. (81.3 × 91.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Charles E. Bissell
DescriptionPortrait of Hannah Robbins Woodruff by Samuel Broadbent. Woodruff is seated in a rush-seated fancy chair. She is wearing a long-sleeved black dress with a white lace ruff or collar that is parted in the middle so that the bottom lies flat against the neckline of the dress and the top stands up around her neck. Her head is covered with a lace bonnet, with several small curls of dark brown hair framing her face. In her right hand, she is holding a small sprig.
Object number1968.55.2
NotesDate note: Romanta Woodruff noted in his diary on May 19, 1819, that "Doc't Samuel Broadbent here taking my likeness."
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