Lucy Morgan Goodwin
SubjectPortrait of
Lucy Morgan
American, 1811 - 1890
Date1878
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 44 × 34in. (111.8 × 86.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James L. Goodwin
DescriptionPortrait painting of Lucy Morgan Goodwin (Mrs. James Goodwin), attributed to painter Alexander Lawrie, Jr. Goodwin is seated in an armchair and is wearing a dark-colored dress. A white collar is visible under the collar of the dress. Her gray hair is parted in the middle and pulled back, with a turban on the top of her head, its tails falling down her back. In the background on the left is a small indoor palm tree.
Object number1968.3.1.2
NotesDate note: letters in the James Goodwin Papers, Ms 72258-72263, indicate that Mr. Goodwin, Jr. sat for Alexander Lawrie in 1878. The date for the portrait of Lucy Morgan Goodwin is assumed to be the same.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Lucy Morgan
1878
1886
