Martha Hooker Mix
PainterPainted by
Richard Jennys
(American, active 1783 - 1798)
SubjectPortrait of
Martha Hooker Mix
(1792 - 1833)
Date1794
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 17 15/16 × 14 3/4in. (45.6 × 37.5cm)
Frame (height x width): 20 15/16 × 17 3/4in. (53.2 × 45.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1975.1.2
DescriptionBust-length portrait of Martha Hooker Mix by artist Richard Jennys. Mix is about 17 months old. She is turned slightly to the right. She has brown eyes and short blonde hair with bangs. She is wearing a pale rose-colored dress with a square neckline that is trimmed with a broad white ruffle. There is an oval background around the subject, and the remainder of the background is darker.
Status
Not on view2022 June 28
probably 1783-1798