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Portrait of Elizabeth Fry

Dateca. 1810

Attributed to Brock Family Artist

OriginAmerica, Virginia, Albemarle County or Madison County

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)