Portrait of Elizabeth Fry
Dateca. 1810
Attributed to
Brock Family Artist
MediumWatercolor and ink on paper
DimensionsFramed: 5 1/2 × 4 3/4in.
Credit LineAmerican Folk Art Society and Museum Purchase
Object number2024.300.3
DescriptionWatercolor right profile portrait of a girl wearing a patterned blue Empire-style dress with cap sleeves and double strand necklace. Her blonde hair is pulled back into a bun and fixed with a tortoise shell comb and a black ribbon. The portrait is enclosed in a blue circular background.Provenanceca. 1929, purchased from [Bernard Caperton, Charlottesville, VA]; 1929-2022, private collection; 2022, [Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, VA]; 2022, purchased [Christopher H. Jones American Antiques, Alexandria, VA]; 2024, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
The Artist "V" (probably Francois-Xavier Vispre) (1730-1792)
1777
ca. 1825
The Letterpress Artist (active 1828-1834)
1829-1833
ca. 1820
