Title
Oil on Canvas Portrait of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Creator
Date
1880
Description
An 1880 oil on canvas portrait of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt II, (Alice Claypoole Gwynne) (1880) by Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta.The subject depicted seated on a Second Empire giltwood and lavender silk button-tufted sofa wearing a pink dress with a purple sash, a triple strand pearl necklace and earrings and a bouquet of pink and red roses below her decolletee. The background features palms. Signed and dated by the artist in the upper left corner.
Cultural Origin
Spain
Medium
oil on canvas mounted on board
Extent
177.8 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm (70 x 40 x 2 inches)
Collection
Source
Gift of the Estate of Countess Anthony Szapary.
Identifier
PSNC.8112
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