Catherine Mix
PainterPainted by
Richard Jennys
American, active 1783 - 1798
SubjectPortrait of
Catherine Mix
1787 - 1863
Date1794
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 18 9/16 × 15 1/2in. (47.1 × 39.4cm)
Frame (height x width): 21 3/4 × 18 9/16in. (55.2 × 47.1cm)
Frame (height x width): 21 3/4 × 18 9/16in. (55.2 × 47.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPortrait of Catherine Mix by Richard Jennys. Mix is six years old. She is pictured bust-length and is turned very slightly to the left. She has brown eyes and dark blond hair. She is wearing a pale rose-colored dress with a square neckline which is trimmed with a broad white ruffle. There is an oval background around the subject, and the remainder of the background is darker.
Object number1975.1.1
InscribedOn back of canvas: "AE t. 6 1794. / R J pinxt"Top of frame: "Katy"
Bottom of stretcher: "Katharine"
Top of stretcher: "Deming"
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Richard Jennys
