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Gift of Robert H. Schultz, Jr., 1980.35.9, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Laura Hunt Clark
Gift of Robert H. Schultz, Jr., 1980.35.9, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Laura Hunt Clark

Subject (American, 1789 - 1862)
MediumPainting; oil on canvas
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 30 × 25in. (76.2 × 63.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 37 1/2 × 33in. (95.3 × 83.8cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Robert H. Schultz, Jr.
DescriptionPortrait of Laura Hunt Clark by an unknown artist. Clark is in her mid-fifties, with dark eyes and dark hair parted in the middle. She wears a lacy cap tied under her chin, a black dress with a white collar and front that is pinned at the neck with a cameo brooch. She is seated in a red chair.
Object number1980.35.9
On View
Not on view
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early 19th century