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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

SubjectPortrait of Laura Hunt 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
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Bequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr., 1991.60.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, no know…
    Laura Hunt Clark
    1840-1850
    CHS collection, 1973.128.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    William Ruthven Wheeler
    1884
    Gift of Charles E. Brainard and F. Kelso Davis, 1970.25.7, Connecticut Historical Society, No k…
    Huldah Foote Brainard
    Museum purchase, 1972.18.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Unknown
    about 1845
    Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    George Frederick Wright
    about 1864
    Gift of Mrs. Harlow D. Savage, 1993.92.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
    Unknown
    early 19th century